Crown compact or dense, not weeping. First-year twig surface glabrous; second- or third-year twig surface striate; thorns absent or not persistent or straight; prickles absent or not persistent. Petiole glabrous, length short; wings absent, or if present, narrow or medium, adjoining the blade. Leaflets one, margin crenate/crenulate, bluntly toothed or serrate/serrulate, shade leaflet blades flat or weakly conduplicate, sun leaflet blades flat, weakly conduplicate or strongly conduplicate. Scent of crushed leaflets sweetly orange-like, spicy or peppery, or freshly lemon-like. Fruit broader than long, as broad as long, or longer than broad; rind green-yellow (6), yellow (7-10), yellow-orange (11), orange (12), or red-orange (13); rind texture smooth (1-3), slightly rough (4-5), medium rough (6-7), or rough (8); firmness leathery; navel absent; flesh orange or yellow; taste acidic-sweet or sour.
Cottin, R. 2002. Citrus of the World: A citrus directory. Version 2.0. France: SRA INRA-CIRAD.
Unifoliolate leaf of Citrus meyeri (Meyer, Winter Haven, FL) |
Unifoliolate leaf of Citrus jambhiri (Rough, Riverside, CA) |
Fruit of Citrus jambhiri (Rough, Riverside, CA) |
Fruit of Citrus karna (Karna, Riverside, CA) |
Fruit of Citrus meyeri (Meyer, Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit cross-section of Citrus meyeri (Meyer, Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit cross-section of Citrus jambhiri (Rough, Riverside, CA) |