Citrus latipes (Swingle) Tanaka

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Citrus

Characteristics

A shrub. The fruit are large like a grapefruit. The flesh is white and seedy. It is very acid and spicy.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 5.75 - 6.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It can tolerate cold.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh or processed. The young green fruit can be pickled. The skin of the fruit is dried and used as a spice.
Uses gene source spice
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Insecticides (fruit)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 23 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Citrus latipes world distribution map, present in Brazil, Bhutan, India, Luxembourg, Myanmar, and Nepal

Conservation status

Citrus latipes threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771952-1
WFO ID wfo-0000608099
COL ID VMKP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Citrus latipes Citrus ichangensis subsp. latipes