Citropsis

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Scientific Names

Read about Citropsis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Citropsis (Limonia § Citropsis, Engler). Rutaceae. African Cherry Orange. Very interesting and as yet little-known citrous trees, of interest for use in hybridizing and for stocks, also promising as ornamentals. Small spiny trees: lvs. compound, 3-12 in. length; lfts. 3, 5 or even 7, coriaceous; petioles and rachis usually very broadly winged; fruiting twigs sometimes with unifoliate lvs.: spines usually paired, sometimes single: fls. large, white, in the axils of the lvs., tetramer- ous (rarely 5-merous), with 8 free stamens: frs. small, ¾-1½ in. diam., borne in tufts in the axils of the lvs., bright orange-colored, with an agreeable odor and a pleasant flavor, 3-4-celled, with a single seed in each cell; cells in some species filled with pulp-vesicles full of pleasantly flavored juice. There are several species of this interesting genus in the tropical forests throughout central Africa. These plants, because of their sweet high-flavored fruits borne in tufts like cherries and their unusually large compound leaves, should prove very interesting for use in hybridizing. Tests made in the greenhouses of the Department of Agriculture, at Washington, have shown that at least two species of Citropsis can be budded readily and grow very well on the common citrous stocks. This genus is undoubtedly closely related to Citrus. See descr. in Journ. Ag. Research, 1:419-436, w. figs. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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