| Citrange | |
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| Citrange cultivar 'Willett' | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. × insitorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Citrus× insitorum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Thecitrange (aportmanteau ofcitrus andorange) is acitrus hybrid of thesweet orange and thetrifoliate orange.
The purpose of this cross was to attempt to create acold hardy citrus tree (which is the nature of a trifoliate), with delicious fruit like those of the sweet orange. However, citranges are generally bitter.
Citrange is used as arootstock for citrus inMorocco, but does not prevent dry root rot orexocortis disease.[2]
There are several named citrangecultivars,[3] including the 'Carrizo' citrange[4] and the 'Troyer' citrange.[5] Both resulted from a hybrid between thetrifoliate orange and the Washingtonnavel orange. There is also a cultivar called 'Rusk' which resulted from a cross between a Ruby orange and a trifoliate orange.[6][7]
