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| Lemonade fruit | |
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| Genus | Citrus |
| Hybrid parentage | Citrus limon ×Citrus reticulata |
| Cultivar | Citrus limon x reticulata |
| Origin | New Zealand |
Lemonade fruit (Citrus limon xreticulata), otherwise known asLemonade lemon,New Zealand lemonade orUnlemon[1] is a variety ofsweet lemoncitrus fruit, believed to be a hybrid between amandarin orange and alemon.
It was first discovered inNew Zealand in the 1980s as a chance seedling,[1] and is grown principally in the warmer parts of the country. The lemonade fruit is grown widely inAustralia. It is also cultivated in theCentral Valley of California andFlorida in the United States.[1]
The fruit resembles that of a lemon, but round instead of ellipsoidal, ranging between 7 and 10 cm in diameter. The smooth rind is yellow when ripe and can be peeled by hand.[2] The flesh resembles the lemon in taste, but sweeter with some acidity, containing 9 to 11 segments with few to no seeds. It is not to be confused with theMeyer lemon.
