California Citrus Nursery Board

2.7—Trade Information

Citrus Varieties and Rootstocks

RootstockMost Commonly Used Scientific Name

Carrizo citrange (Benton, C-35)

Poncirus trifoliate x C. sinensis

Cleopatra mandarin

C. reshni

Grapefruit

C. paradisi

Macrophylla (Alemow)

C. macrophylla

Milam

C. jambhin

Palestine sweet lime

C. limettioides

Rangpur

C. limonia

Rough lemon (Schaub)

C. jambhiri

Rusk citrange

Poncirus trifoliate x C. sinensis

Australian sour orange

Probable sour orange hybrid

Sour orange

C. aurantium

Bittersweet

C. aurantium

Sweet Orange

C. sinensis

Swingle citrumelo

P. trifoliate x C. paradisi

Trifoliate orange (Rubidoux Flying Dragon, Rich 16-6)

P. trifoliate

Volamer lemon (Volkameriana)

C. volkameriana

Citrus TypesMost Commonly Used Scientific Name

Sweet orange

Citrus sinensis

Grapefruit

C. paradisi

Common Mandarins

C. reticulata

Satsuma mandarins

C. unshiu

Lemon

C. limon

Pummelo

C. grandis

Citron

C. medica

Sour Orange

C. aurantium

Kumquat

Fortunella sp

Tangors (mandarin X orange)

C. retuculata x C. sinensis

Tangelo (mandarin X grapefruit)

C. reticulata x C. paradisi

Limequat (sweet lime X kumquat)

C. aurantifola x Fortunella sp

Orangequat (mandarin X kumquat)

C. reticulata x Fortunella sp

Calamondin (mandarin X kumquat)

C. reticulata x Fortunella sp

Citrumelo (grapefruit X trifoliate)

C. paradisi x Poncirus trifoliate

Citrange (sweet orange X trifoliate)

C. sinensis x P. trifoliata

Trifoliate

Poncirus trifoliate

Palestine sweetlime

C. limettioides

Macrophylla (Alemow)

C. macrophylla

Bears lime

C. latifolia


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