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Taxon:
Citrus
×
megaloxycarpa
Lush. (
Citrus
Sour Pummelo Group)
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Citrus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:
10751
Place of publication:
Indian Forester 36:345. 1910
Comment:
[possibly the hybrid of
Citrus maxima
×
C. limon
]
Verified:
10/30/1990
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
Carpenter, J. B. & P. C. Reece.
1969. Catalog of genera, species, and subordinate taxa in the orange subfamily Aurantioideae (Rutaceae).
Fang, D. et al.
1998. Phylogenetic relationships among selected
Citrus
germplasm accessions revealed by inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 123:612-617.
Jena, S. N. et al.
2009. Molecular phylogeny in Indian
Citrus
L. (Rutaceae) inferred through PCR-RFLP and
trnL-trnF
sequence data of chloroplast DNA. Sci. Hort. 119:403-416.
Note:
this study included five accessions of
Citrus megaloxycarpa
that showed high genetic similarity;
C. megaloxycarpa
grouped either with the pummelo-limon cluster or closer to
C. aurantiifolia
, based on the latter it suggested that both species share "same genetic lineage"
Kumar, S. et al.
2013. Molecular differentiation in Indian
Citrus
L. (Rutaceae) inferred from nrDNA ITS sequence analysis. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 60:59-75.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
Malik, S. K. et al.
2013. Socio-economic importance, domestication trends and
in situ
conservation of wild
Citrus
species of Nrotheast India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 60:1655-1671.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
Sharma, B. D. et al.
2004. Genetic resources of
Citrus
of north-eastern India and their potential use. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 51:411-418.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
Note:
a sour pummelo
Singh, R. & N. Nath.
1969. Practical approach to the classification of
Citrus
. In: H. D. Chapman (ed.), Proceedings of the First International Citrus Symposium. 1:438.
Note:
=
Citrus grandis
var.
megaloxycarpa
Stone, B. C.
1994. Citrus fruits of Assam: a new key to species, and remarks on
Citrus assamensis
Bhattacharya and Dutta, 1956. Gard. Bull. Singapore 46:110.
Tanaka, T.
1954. Species problem in
Citrus
: a critical study of wild and cultivated units of
Citrus
, based upon field studies in their native homes. Revisio Aurantiacearum. 9:116.
Note:
lists as "
megaloxicarpa
"
Common names
English
sour pummelo –
Reference(s)
unknown
amilbed –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Arunachal Pradesh
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Assam
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Meghalaya
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Tripura
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Uttar Pradesh
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
[Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
fruit
fide Scient Hort 119:413. 2009
Jena, S. N. et al.
2009. Molecular phylogeny in Indian
Citrus
L. (Rutaceae) inferred through PCR-RFLP and
trnL-trnF
sequence data of chloroplast DNA. Sci. Hort. 119:403-416.
Note:
this study included five accessions of
Citrus megaloxycarpa
that showed high genetic similarity;
C. megaloxycarpa
grouped either with the pummelo-limon cluster or closer to
C. aurantiifolia
, based on the latter it suggested that both species share "same genetic lineage"
Name
References