善基(橘) Sunki | 世界柑橘品种

Synonyms

Sankitsu, Shantou, Suangju, Sunekat (sec. Cottin 2002)

Cultivar or taxon

Citrus reticulata Blanco (sensu Swingle and Reece 1967, Mabberley 1997, 2004); Citrus sunki (Hayata) hort. ex Tanaka (sec. 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, if present, narrow, adjoining the blade. Leaflets one, margin entire (by misinterpretation), crenate/crenulate or bluntly toothed, shade leaflet blades weakly conduplicate, sun leaflet blades weakly or strongly conduplicate. Scent of crushed leaflets mandarin-like. Fruit broader than long; rind yellow (7-10), yellow-orange (11), or orange (12); rind texture slightly rough (4-5) or medium rough (6-7); firmness leathery; navel absent; flesh orange; taste sour.

Hodgson (1967) provided the following additional notes on the species:

"The sunki, suenkat or sunkat of South China, which is the sour mandarin (C. reticulate, var. austere) of Swingle's classification ([1967]), is a medium-small, upright tree with distinctive pale-green leaves. The fruit is medium-small, oblate and markedly depressed at both ends, and with basal furrows. The ring [sic] is very thin, loose, and light yellowish-orange, with a smooth, shiny surface and prominent oil glands. The rind is strong and spicy with a distinctive aroma. The flavor is acid, the fruit never becoming edible. Seeds are medium-large, plump, polyembryonic, and have pale-green cotyledons.

C. sunki is considered to be native to China and is said to be a widely employed rootstock in China and Taiwan."

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.

Mabberley, D.J. 2004. Citrus (Rutaceae): A review of recent advances in etymology, systematics and medical applications. Blumea 49: 481–498.

Swingle, W.T. and P.C. Reece. 1967. The botany of Citrus and its wild relatives. In: Reuther, W., H.J. Webber, and L.D. Batchelor (eds.). The Citrus industry. Ed. 2. Vol. I. University of California, Riverside. http://lib.ucr.edu/agnic/webber/Vol1/Chapter3.html.

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First year twig (Riverside, CA)	First year twig (Riverside, CA)	First year twig (Winter Haven, FL)	Second - third year twig (Riverside, CA)	Second - third year twig (Riverside, CA)
Petiole (Riverside, CA)	Petiole (Riverside, CA)	Petiole (Riverside, CA)	Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA)	Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA)
Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA)	Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA)	Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL)	Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL)	Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL)
Margin (Riverside, CA)	Margin (Riverside, CA)	Margin (Riverside, CA)	Margin (Riverside, CA)	Shade leaves (Winter Haven, FL)
Sun leaves (Riverside, CA)	Sun leaves (Riverside, CA)	Sun leaves (Riverside, CA)	Sun leaves (Riverside, CA)	Sun leaves (Riverside, CA)
Sun leaves (Winter Haven, FL)	Sun leaves (Winter Haven, FL)	Sun leaves (Winter Haven, FL)	Immature fruit (Riverside, CA)	Fruit (Riverside, CA)
Fruit (Riverside, CA)	Fruit (Riverside, CA)	Fruit (Riverside, CA)	Fruit (Riverside, CA)	Fruit (Riverside, CA)
Fruit (Winter Haven, FL)	Fruit (Winter Haven, FL)	Fruit (Winter Haven, FL)	Fruit (Winter Haven, FL)	Fruit (Winter Haven, FL)
Fruit cross-section (Winter Haven, FL)	Fruit cross-section (Riverside, CA)