Citrus × microcarpa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Rutaceae
Subfamilia: Aurantioideae
Tribus: Aurantieae
Subtribus: Citrinae
Genus: Citrus
Species: Citrus × microcarpa

Name

Citrus microcarpa Bunge, Enum. Pl. China Bor. [A.A. von Bunge] 10. (1833)

• Formula hybridae: Citrus reticulata Blanco × Citrus japonica Thunb.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • × Citrofortunella microcarpa (Bunge) Wijnands, Baileya 22: 135' 1984.
• Heterotypic
  • × Citrofortunella mitis (Blanco) J.W.Ingram & H.E.Moore, Baileya 19: 170. 1975.
  • Citrus × mitis Blanco, Fl. Filip. 610. 1837.
  • Citrus × mitis f. gekkitsu Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 8: 20. 1919.
  • Citrus × mitis f. shikikitsu Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 8: 20. 1919.

References

• Bunge, A.v. 1833. Enumeratio Plantarum, quas in China Boreali Collegit 10.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Citrus × microcarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Citrus × microcarpa. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 14 2024.
• Mabberley, D.J. 2022. A classification for edible citrus: an update, with a note on Murraya (Rutaceae). Telopea 25: 271-284. DOI: 10.7751/telopea15954 PDF Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Citrus × microcarpa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Calamondin, Calamansi