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An '''orangelo''' is a [[hybrid]] [[citrus]] fruit believed to have originated in [[Puerto Rico]]. The fruit, a cross between a [[grapefruit]] and an [[orange (fruit)|orange]], had spontaneously appeared in the shade-providing trees grown on [[Coffea|coffee]] plantations in the Puerto Rican highlands.
In 1956, Carlos G. Moscoso, from the Horticulture, Agricultural Extension Service, of the [[University of Puerto Rico]] noticed trees that grew fruits that were larger and a brighter yellow than those of the other trees on the plantations. Rootstock trials led to the development of the hybrid commonly known as the ''"Chironja''".
''Chironja'' orangelos are often eaten in the same manner as grapefruit (cut in half and eaten with a spoon), but are sweeter and brighter in color than grapefruit, as well as being easier to peel.
==External links==
*[http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/orangelo.html The orangelo's history]
[[Category:Citrus]]
In 1956, Carlos G. Moscoso, from the Horticulture, Agricultural Extension Service, of the [[University of Puerto Rico]] noticed trees that grew fruits that were larger and a brighter yellow than those of the other trees on the plantations. Rootstock trials led to the development of the hybrid commonly known as the ''"Chironja''".
''Chironja'' orangelos are often eaten in the same manner as grapefruit (cut in half and eaten with a spoon), but are sweeter and brighter in color than grapefruit, as well as being easier to peel.
==External links==
*[http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/orangelo.html The orangelo's history]
[[Category:Citrus]]
