Citrus swinglei Burkill ex Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Citrus

Characteristics

The plant grows 1-5 m high. It can be grown in a pot as a small plant. The plants have thorns and the leaves are long and narrow and do not have a citrus smell. The flowers are white and have a smell. They appear in clusters of 1-5. The fruit are round and 2.5 cm across. The skin is smooth soft and shiny. Fruit are green but turn yellow when ripe.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are used in drinks and for preserves.
Uses food gene source
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or by airlayering.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 23 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Citrus swinglei world distribution map, present in Malaysia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:772068-1
WFO ID wfo-0000608283
COL ID VMMB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Citrus polyandra Atalantia polyandra Citrus swinglei Fortunella polyandra Fortunella swinglei