Citrange
Citrange cultivar 'Willett'
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species:
C. × insitorum
Binomial name
Citrus × insitorum
Synonyms[1]
  • × Citroncirus webberi J.W. Ingram & H.E. Moore 1975

The citrange (a portmanteau of citrus and orange) is a citrus hybrid of the sweet orange and the trifoliate orange.

The purpose of this cross was to attempt to create a cold hardy citrus tree (which is the nature of a trifoliate), with delicious fruit like those of the sweet orange. However, citranges are generally bitter.

Citrange is used as a rootstock for citrus in Morocco, but does not prevent dry root rot or exocortis disease.[2]

Cultivars

There are several named citrange cultivars,[3] including the 'Carrizo' citrange[4] and the 'Troyer' citrange.[5] Both resulted from a hybrid between the trifoliate orange and the Washington navel orange. There is also a cultivar called 'Rusk' which resulted from a cross between a Ruby orange and a trifoliate orange.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos.org, retrieved 20 November 2016
  2. ↑ Ediciones de Horticultura, S.L. "Current Situatuon of citriculture in Marocco". HORTICOM NEWS. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Trifoliate hybrids", University of California at Riverside, Citrus Variety Collection, retrieved 20 November 2016
  4. ↑ "Carrizo citrange trifoliate hybid", University of California at Riverside, Citrus Variety Collection, retrieved 20 November 2016
  5. ↑ "Troyer citrange", University of California at Riverside, Citrus Variety Collection, retrieved 20 November 2016
  6. ↑ The Citrus Industry Book, Volume I Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Rusk citrange (CRC 1441)", University of California at Riverside, Citrus Variety Collection, retrieved 20 November 2016
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