| Rangpur Citrus ×limonia | |
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| Rangpur fruit | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. × limonia |
| Binomial name | |
| Citrus× limonia | |
Rangpur,Citrus ×limonia orCitrus reticulata ×medica, sometimes called therangpur lime,mandarin lime orlemandarin, is a hybrid between themandarin orange and thecitron. It is acitrusfruit with a veryacidic taste and anorange peel and flesh.
Common names for this fruit include rangpur, the name of acity now inBangladesh. Rangpur is also known in theIndian subcontinent asSylhet lime (after another region also now in Bangladesh),surkh nimboo, andsharbati.[1] It is known as acanton-lemon in South China, ahime-lemon in Japan, aslimão-cravo in Brazil, andmandarin-lime in the United States.[2]
Citrus ×limonia was introduced into Florida in the late nineteenth century by Reasoner Brothers of Oneco, who obtained their seeds from northwestern India.[1] Though often described as a lemon hybrid, genomic analysis has shown it to be anF1 hybrid of a female citron (Citrus medica) and a male mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata).[3][4]
Rangpurs are highly acidic and can be used as a substitute forlimes. However the name lime in connection with this fruit is misleading, because there are very few similarities between the rangpur and other fruits called limes.
In 2006,Diageo introduced a rangpur-flavored version ofTanqueraygin, known simply as Tanqueray Rangpur.
Citrus ×limonia is cultivated as anornamental tree for planting in gardens and a container plant onpatios andterraces in the United States. Outside the U.S. it is used principally as acitrus rootstock.[1]
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