帝王迈耶(柠檬) Improved Meyer

Synonyms

None

Cultivar or taxon

Citrus 'Meyer' (sensu Mabberley 1997); Citrus meyeri Yu. Tanaka (sensu Hodgson 1967; sensu Tanaka sec. Cottin 2002)

Description

Crown compact or dense, not weeping. First-year twig surface glabrous; second- or third-year twig surface striate; thorns absent or not persistent, prickles absent or not persistent. Petiole glabrous, length short; wings absent. Leaflets one, margin bluntly toothed, shade leaflet blades weakly conduplicate, sun leaflet blades weakly conduplicate. Scent of crushed leaflets freshly lemon-like. Fruit as broad as long or longer than broad; rind yellow (7-10), yellow-orange (11), orange (12), or red-orange (13); rind texture smooth (1-3) or slightly rough (4-5); firmness leathery; navel absent; flesh yellow; taste sour.

References

Cottin, R. 2002. Citrus of the World: A citrus directory. Version 2.0. France: SRA INRA-CIRAD.

Hodgson, R.W. 1967. Horticultural varieties of Citrus. In: Reuther, W., H.J. Webber, and L.D. Batchelor (eds.). The Citrus industry, rev. University of California Press. http://lib.ucr.edu/agnic/webber/Vol1/Chapter4.html.

Mabberley, D.J. 1997. A classification for edible Citrus (Rutaceae). Telopea 7: 167–172.

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Additional information on this cultivar at University of California: Riverside Citrus Variety Collection

Habit (Riverside, CA)	Bark (Riverside, CA)	First year twig (Riverside, CA)	Second - third year twig (Riverside, CA)	Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA)
Margin (Riverside, CA)	Sun leaves (Riverside, CA)	Sun leaves (Riverside, CA)	Sun leaves (Riverside, CA)	Flower (Riverside, CA)
Flower (Riverside, CA)	Fruit (Riverside, CA)	Fruit (Riverside, CA)	Fruit cross-section (Riverside, CA)