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'''Laraha''' (''Citrus × aurantium'' subsp. ''currassuviencis'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Citrus aurantium xx currassuviencis |url=http://eol.org/pages/11573508/overview |publisher=eol.org |accessdate=8 February 2017}}</ref> or 'Curaçao orange' (''Citrus aurantium'' var. ''currassuviencis'',<ref name="beer">{{cite web|last1=Carpenter|first1=Dave|title=Orange Appeal|url=https://beerandbrewing.com/VPiAlSoAAJmCc6q9/article/orange-appeal|publisher=beerandbrewing.com|accessdate=8 February 2017|date=9 May 2015}}</ref> ) is a [[citrus]] tree that grows on the island of [[Curaçao]], and the [[fruit]]s of this tree. A descendant of the [[bitter orange]], the fruit of the laraha is too [[bitter (taste)|bitter]] and too fibrous to be considered edible.
'''Laraha''' (''Citrus × aurantium'' subsp. ''currassuviencis''),<ref>{{cite web |title=Citrus aurantium xx currassuviencis |url=http://eol.org/pages/11573508/overview |publisher=eol.org |accessdate=8 February 2017}}{{deadlink}}</ref> or ''Curaçao orange'' (''Citrus aurantium'' var. ''currassuviencis''),<ref name="beer">{{cite web|last1=Carpenter|first1=Dave|title=Orange Appeal|url=https://beerandbrewing.com/VPiAlSoAAJmCc6q9/article/orange-appeal|publisher=beerandbrewing.com|accessdate=8 February 2017|date=9 May 2015}}</ref>) is the name of a [[citrus]] tree that grows on the island of [[Curaçao]], and also the [[fruit]] of this tree. A descendant of the [[bitter orange]], the fruit of the laraha is too [[bitter (taste)|bitter]] and too fibrous to be considered edible.


==History and use==
==History and use==

Revision as of 00:11, 18 June 2019

Laraha
SpeciesCitrus × aurantium subsp. currassuviencis
Cultivar'Laraha'
OriginCuraçao, south Caribbean

Laraha (Citrus × aurantium subsp. currassuviencis),[1] or Curaçao orange (Citrus aurantium var. currassuviencis),[2]) is the name of a citrus tree that grows on the island of Curaçao, and also the fruit of this tree. A descendant of the bitter orange, the fruit of the laraha is too bitter and too fibrous to be considered edible.

History and use

Seville orange trees transplanted on Curaçao from Spain in 1527 did not thrive in the arid climate and soil of this Southern Caribbean island.[2] As the trees were then abandoned, the fruit evolved from a bright orange color and sweet taste into the green and inedible bitter laraha. The dried peels of the laraha, however, were discovered to be pleasantly aromatic,[2] and experimentation with the extracts of these peels led to the creation of Curaçao liqueur.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Citrus aurantium xx currassuviencis". eol.org. Retrieved 8 February 2017.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b c Carpenter, Dave (9 May 2015). "Orange Appeal". beerandbrewing.com. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  • Benjamin, Alan Fredric (2002). Jews of the Dutch Caribbean. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-27439-7.
  • Gastmann, Albert (1978). Historical Dictionary of the French and Netherlands Antilles. Scarecrow Press. p. 110. ISBN 0-8108-1153-7.
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