Hygnatsu, Hynga-natsu Mikan, Hyu Uga Natsu, Hyuga-natsu Mikan, New Summer, Nyuu Samaa, Tamurana (sec. Cottin 2002)
Citrus x aurantium L., pro sp. (sensu Mabberley 1997, Bayer et al. 2009); Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck (sensu Swingle and Reece 1967); Citrus tamurana hort ex Tanaka (sensu Tanaka sec. Cottin 2002)
The Chiefland Budwood Facility (2010) provided the following notes on the cultivar (clone DPI-833-43): "Origin: Japan, chance seedling, seems related to Yuzu."
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 or medium; wings narrow, adjoining the blade. Leaflets one, margins crenate/crenulate or bluntly toothed, shade leaflet blades weakly conduplicate, sun leaflet blades weakly or strongly conduplicate. Scent of crushed leaflets freshly lemon-like. Fruit as broad as long or longer than broad; rind green-yellow (6), yellow (7-10), yellow-orange (11), or orange (12); rind texture slightly rough (4-5) or medium rough (6-7); firmness leather; navel absent; flesh orange or yellow; taste grapefruit-like or sour.
The Chiefland Budwood Facility (2010) provided the following additional notes on the cultivar (clone DPI-833-43): "Description: Medium size, light yellow, juicy, sweet, moderate seeds, needs cross-pollination. Season: Late"
Bayer, R.J., D.J. Mabberley, C. Morton, C.H. Miller, I.K. Sharma, B.E. Pfeil, S. Rich, R. Hitchcock, and S. Sykes. 2009. A molecular phylogeny of the orange subfamily (Rutaceae: Aurantioideae) using nine cpDNA sequences. American Journal of Botany 96: 668–685.
Cottin, R. 2002. Citrus of the World: A citrus directory. Version 2.0. France: SRA INRA-CIRAD.
Mabberley, D.J. 1997. A classification for edible Citrus (Rutaceae). Telopea 7: 167–172.
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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Additional information on this cultivar at University of California: Riverside Citrus Variety Collection
Habit (Riverside, CA) |
Habit (Winter Haven, FL) |
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Bark (Riverside, CA) |
Bark (Riverside, CA) |
Bark (Winter Haven, FL) |
First year twig (Riverside, CA) |
First year twig (Riverside, CA) |
Second - third year twig (Riverside, CA) |
Second - third year twig (Riverside, CA) |
Petiole (Riverside, CA) |
Petiole (Winter Haven, FL) |
Petiole (Winter Haven, FL) |
Petiole (Winter Haven, FL) |
Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA) |
Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL) |
Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL) |
Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA) |
Margin (Winter Haven, FL) |
Margin (Riverside, CA) |
Shade leaves (Riverside, CA) |
Shade leaves (Winter Haven, FL) |
Shade 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) |
Fruit (Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit (Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit (Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit (Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit (Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit (Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit (Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit (Riverside, CA) |
Fruit (Riverside, CA) |
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Fruit cross-section (Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit cross-section (Riverside, CA) |