Bergamia est species hybrida arborum fructiferarum quae ad genuscitrorum pertinet, inEuropa meridiana culta, anno1708 primum descripta. Anno1819 sub forma specieiCitrus bergamiaRisso &Poit., recentius sicut hybrida substantivaCitrus × bergamia ordinata, potius sicut grex sub nomineCitrus × aurantium comprehendenda est: hybrida est enimCitrus × aurantium aut cumC. medica aut cumC. × limon.[1] Fructus comestibiles, in condituras coquendae, potius propter oleum essentiale aromaticum utiles sunt.
Georgius Everhardus Rumphius,Herbarium Amboinense (Amstelaedami: Chanquion, 1741-1750) vol. 2 p. 105 ("limo taurinus") fortasse, cf. E. D. Merrill,An Interpretation of Rumphius's Herbarium Amboinense. Manilae: Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Science, 1917p. 297
Giovanni Dugo, Luigi Mondello, edd.,Citrus Oils (CRC Press, 2010) pp. 90-115 (Paginae selectae apudGoogle Books)
Carmen Mannucci, M. Navarra, F. Calapai, R. Squeri, S. Gangemi, G. Calapai, "Clinical Pharmacology of Citrus bergamia: A Systematic Review" inPhytotherapy Research (17 Octobris 2016)Epitome
