Citrus Encyclopedia
Citrus sinensis 'Shamouti' (Naranja Shamouti)
Shamouti, the legendary Jaffa orange, is a thick-skinned sweet orange prized for centuries for its shipping durability, mild sweetness, and easy peeling. Originating from Palestine/Lebanon in the 1840s, it built...
Citrus sinensis 'Shamouti' (Naranja Shamouti)
Shamouti, the legendary Jaffa orange, is a thick-skinned sweet orange prized for centuries for its shipping durability, mild sweetness, and easy peeling. Originating from Palestine/Lebanon in the 1840s, it built...
Citrus × nobilis 'Ellendale' (Tangor Ellendale)
Ellendale Tangor is an Australian-bred mandarin-orange hybrid prized for its deep orange colour, easy peeling, and exceptional juice quality. Discovered in Queensland in 1878, it remains commercially important for dual-purpose...
Citrus × nobilis 'Ellendale' (Tangor Ellendale)
Ellendale Tangor is an Australian-bred mandarin-orange hybrid prized for its deep orange colour, easy peeling, and exceptional juice quality. Discovered in Queensland in 1878, it remains commercially important for dual-purpose...
Citrus × aurantiifolia 'Winged' (Lima alada)
The Winged Lime is a compact, thorny citrus shrub prized for its dramatically winged petioles and intensely acidic fruit. Native to India, it thrives in partial shade and humid conditions,...
Citrus × aurantiifolia 'Winged' (Lima alada)
The Winged Lime is a compact, thorny citrus shrub prized for its dramatically winged petioles and intensely acidic fruit. Native to India, it thrives in partial shade and humid conditions,...
Citrus × latifolia 'Tahiti' (Limón Tahití)
Tahiti lime (Persian lime) is the world's most commercially important lime — seedless, thick-skinned, and universally available. From cocktails to ceviche, it is the global default lime, though its milder...
Citrus × latifolia 'Tahiti' (Limón Tahití)
Tahiti lime (Persian lime) is the world's most commercially important lime — seedless, thick-skinned, and universally available. From cocktails to ceviche, it is the global default lime, though its milder...
Citrus × paradisi 'Cocktail' (Pomelo de Melocot...
Cocktail 'grapefruit' is actually a mandarin-pomelo hybrid — a dramatically sweet, nearly bitterless fruit that delivers grapefruit-scale juiciness without the bitterness. A California farmers' market sensation, it has redefined what...
Citrus × paradisi 'Cocktail' (Pomelo de Melocot...
Cocktail 'grapefruit' is actually a mandarin-pomelo hybrid — a dramatically sweet, nearly bitterless fruit that delivers grapefruit-scale juiciness without the bitterness. A California farmers' market sensation, it has redefined what...
Citrus × paradisi 'Triumph' (Pomelo 'Triumph')
Triumph is one of the oldest named grapefruit varieties (1884) — a heritage white-fleshed grapefruit with honest bitterness and moderate seeds. Long eclipsed by seedless and red-fleshed varieties, it survives...
Citrus × paradisi 'Triumph' (Pomelo 'Triumph')
Triumph is one of the oldest named grapefruit varieties (1884) — a heritage white-fleshed grapefruit with honest bitterness and moderate seeds. Long eclipsed by seedless and red-fleshed varieties, it survives...