Citrus are flowering tree or shrub in the rue family. The scientific classification is clade-Anglosperm, Eudicots, Rosids and oder Sapindales. It comes from the family Rutaceae, tribe Citreae, Subfamily Aurantioideae and genus citrus.
Citrus plants are native to tropical and subtropical regions. The fruits are specialized berries loaded with vitamin C and delicious juice.We have Blood orange, Bergamot orange, Amanatsu, Balady citron, Bitter Orange. Others are Bushukan, Marmalade orange, Sour and Seville orange.
Hybrids
The main species are Mandarin and Pomelo however there are over 100 hybrids. Important hybrids are key lime, bitter orange, lemon and grapefruit. Others are sweet orange, tangerine, rangpur and Persian lime.
List of Citrus
Amanatsu
Balady citron
Israel citron
Sweet limetta
Mediterranean sweet lemon
Sweet lemon
Sweet lime
Taiwan tangerine
Flat lemon
Hirami lemon
Thin-skinned flat lemon
Tangelo
Honeybell
Tangerine
Tangor
Ugli fruit
Yuzu
Citrus medica
Bergamot orange
Citrus bergamia
Grapefruit
Hyuganatsu
Konatsu
Tosakonatsu
New Summer Orange
Citrus tamurana
First Lady
Anadomikan
Kabosu
Kaffir lime
Bitter orange
Seville
Calamondin
Calamansi
Kaffir lime
Key lime
Kinnow
Kiyomi
Kumquat
Citrus japonica
Lemon
Citrus limon
Lime
Mangshanyegan
Citrus mangshanensis
Meyer lemon
Moroccan citron
Citrus medica
Myrtle-leaved orange tree
Citrus myrtifolia
Orange
Sweet orange
Oroblanco
Sweetie
Citrus grandis
Persian lime
Tahiti lime
Bearss lime
Citrus × latifolia
Pomelo
Pummelo
Pommelo
Shaddo
Ponderosa lemon
Citrus maxima × medica
Rangpur
Lemandarin
Citrus × limonia
Round lime
Australian lime
Australian round lime
Citrus australis
Satsuma
Cold hardy mandarin
Satsuma mandarin
Satsuma orange
Christmas orange
Shangjuan
Shonan Gold
Sudachi
Mandarin orange
Mandarin
Mandarine
Citron
This group contains about 15 species.
Clementine
Citrus reticulata
Corsican citron
Citrus medica
Desert lime
Citrus glauca
Etrog
Citrus medica
Finger lime
Citrus australasica
Florentine citron
orange
Sour orange
Bigarade orange
Marmalade orange
Blood orange
Citrus × sinensis
Buddha’s hand
Bushukan
Fingered citron
