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Originally Posted by Olafhenny
[size="3"]They are really just the size of small mandarins.
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What you are describing is larger than the fruits of Fortunella species that I've known, so I'm still betting it is a Citrofortunella instead.
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Originally Posted by RobG7aChattTN
Poncirus trifoliata is often called Citrus trifoliata and is either a true citrus or a relative close enough to hybridize and to use as a root stock with true citrus.
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Just to clarify the phrase "true Citrus" ...
The "Citrus Family" defined by the Linnean phenotype taxonomic system is "
Rutaceae", which includes at least 177 unique Genera of plants (excluding synonyms) -- each of which often contains many species. Poncirus is one of those genera.
The "Citrus Subtribe" defined by the modern genotype taxonomic system is "
Citrinae", which includes 32 unique Genera (excluding synonyms). It is narrower in focus than the Linnean Rutaceae family. The species of each of these genera are what most people -- including plant biologists think of as "Citrus". Poncirus is one of the included genera.
The "Citrus Genus" is defined in both the phenotype and genotype systems as "
Citrus". The species of the Citrus genus include Citron (
Citrus medica), Mandarin (
Citrus reticulata), Pomelo (
Citrus maxima) and their numerous natural hybrid species -- including oranges, grapefruit, etc.