Rangpur (citrus plant)
This article was based on formal or substantive deficiencies in the quality assurance biology in the section "plants" entered for improvement. This is done in order to bring the quality of the biology articles to an acceptable level. Please help improve this article! Articles that are not significantly improved can be deleted if necessary.
Read the more detailed information in the minimum requirements for biology articles .
Rangpur ( Citrus × limonia ) is a variety of citrus plants ( Citrus ). The origin of these hybrids is unknown. It is grown for its fruits and for use as a grafting base .
description
The petals have a strong purple color. The fruits are small to medium in size, round with a clear neck and a light teat at the tip of the fruit. The peel (the exocarp ) is thinner than that of ordinary limes . The fruit is orange in color; the orange pulp is soft. The orange juice tastes very sour.
use
The Rangpur lime is valued as an ornamental plant in the USA, but is also used as a grafting base in South America and the Orient. Since 2006 there is a gin flavored with the Rangpur fruit from the English brand Tanqueray .
Individual evidence
- ↑ citrusvariety.ucr.edu: rangpur , accessed March 5, 2019
- ↑ citrusvariety.ucr.edu: rangpur , accessed March 5, 2019
Web links
- Citrus × limonia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.