Citrus Plants A to Z

 

Bergamot Orange

 
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  • peel is used for oil
  • oil used as flavor

 

Blood Orange

 
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  • High vitamins C and A, folic acids, calcium
  • preventing cancer, bones, digestive health

 

Buddha’s Hand

 
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  • Rich in vitamin C , tonics and stimulates
  • dry and has no seeds

 

Calamansi

 
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  • sour
  • cross between kumquat and mandarin
  • preserves, syrup, juice, flavoring

 

Calamondin Orange

 
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  • sour orange is too acidic to be eaten
  • ornamental plant
  • flavoring agent
  • tree is prolific producing hundreds of fruits

 

Citron

 
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  • from India and Burma, has vast health benefits
  • pain killing action on wounds

 

Clementine

 
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  • seedless variety of mandarin
  • high in fiber, vitamin C, potassium
  • natural energy booster
  • helps in weight loss, improves vision

 

Daisy Mandarin

 
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  • best mandarins developed
  • cross between Fortune and Fremont mandarins
  • sweet with excellent flavor

 

Finger Lime

 
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  • grows wild Queensland /New South Wales
  • In high demand
  • very unique
  • juice separate completely into beads, called citrus caviar
  • juice similar to lime juice
  • come in green, yellow, orange, red, purple, pink, black, brown

 

Grapefruit

 
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  • slightly bitter and sour taste
  • High in enzymes, water content
  • helps weight loss, cancer prevention, boosts immune, aids digestion
  • It is rich in vitamin B, magnesium, iron, folic acids, potassium

 

Kabosu

 
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  • Japanese citrus cross between sour mandarin and Ichang papeda
  • fruit like Sudachi

 

Kaffir Lime

 
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  • native Southeast Asia
  • rind used to flavor rum in Madagascar

 

Kumquat

 
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  • contains vitamins A, B, C, calcium, phosphorus, potassium
  • helps healing of wounds, enhances immunity, weight loss
  • used culinary purposes and liqueur
  • Salted kumquats used for sore throat

 

Lemons

 
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  • contain citric acid, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, pectin, limonene

 

Lemon Aspen

 
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  • native to north Queensland
  • tart aromatic fruit with a lime-grapefruit flavor
  • popular in beverages, confections, sauces

 

Limes

 
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  • bitter/sweet taste
  • Rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, potassium, magnesium

 

Limequat

 
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  • cross between Kumquat and Lime
  • sweet rind and bitter pulp

 

Limetta

 
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  • native to Asia, Mediterranean, India, Iran
  • lightly sweet lime flavor

 

Limonia

 
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  • rind so hard it can be carved
  • sticky brown pulp
  • made into beverages, deserts, jam
  • bark yields an edible gum used as a thickener

 

Limoncito

 
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  • grown tropical regions
  • sweet citrus like flavor

 

Mandarin

 
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  • seedless orange
  • sweeter then orange
  • contains high fiber, and fat and cholesterol free

 

Melogold

 
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  • cross between Siamese Sweet Pomelo and white grapefruit
  • sweet and a little bitter

 

Minneola Tangelo

 
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  • cross between Dancy tangerine and Duncan grapefruit
  • rich in vitamin C, vitamin A
  • sweet-sour taste

 

Orange

 
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  • king of citrus
  • Improves the skin
  • used in cleansing agents, perfumes, oils, cooking

 

Persian Lime

 
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  • large lime– cross between lime and citron
  • less aromatic than key lime

 

Ponderosa Lemon

 
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  • giant lemon/ cross between lemon and citron
  • good lemon flavor, lots of juice
  • thick bumpy skin, can weigh up to 2 lbs

 

Pomelo

 
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  • Largest citrus, source vitamin A, B1, B2 C, proteins, fiber, potassium, antioxidants, enzymes
  • aid digestion, promote cardiac and dental health, boost immune system

 

Pummelo

 
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  • look like a grapefruit but larger
  • sweeter and less acidic than grapefruit
  • very thick rinds difficult to open

 

Royal Mandarin

 
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  • large tangors
  • quite sweet almost spicy, no seeds
  • Native to Jamaica

 

Satsuma Mandarin

  • Native to China
  • many varieties
  • extremely easy to peel
  • sweet flavor

 

Sudachi

 
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  • Japanese citrus, cross between sour mandarin and an Ichang papeda
  • tart spicy juice
  • used to flavor fish, soups, mushrooms

Sweetie

 
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  • known as oroblanco or sweetie fruit, cross between pomelo and grapefruit
  • very sweet
  • reduces diastolic blood pressure

 

Tangerines

 
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  • variant of mandarin oranges
  • sour and sweeter flavor
  • Rich in vitamin C, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B1, B2 and B6, calcium, iron, potassium

 

Yuzu

 
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  • cross between sour mandarin and Ichang papeda
  • cold tolerant
  • flavor similar to grapefruit

 

Ugli

 
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  • cross between tangerine, grapefruit, orange

 

White Sapote

 
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  • Native to Eastern Mexico/ Central America
  • produces lots of fruit
  • fruit is sweet with a hint of banana, vanilla, pear
  • fruit induces drowsiness

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