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Taxon:  Citrus karna Raf.



Summary
Genus:
Citrus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:
10726
Place of publication:
Sylva tellur. 142. 1838
Comment:
a hybrid of Citrus reticulata × C. medica
Verified:
08/08/2019 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)
  1. Carpenter, J. B. & P. C. Reece. 1969. Catalog of genera, species, and subordinate taxa in the orange subfamily Aurantioideae (Rutaceae).
  2. Curk, F. et al. 2016. Phylogenetic origin of limes and lemons revealed by cytoplasmic and nuclear markers. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 117:565–583.
  3. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 1027. Note: a plant cultivated in India for its fruits; it includes a comment on its use: "Also used as a rootstock for other Citrus species"
  4. 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 two accessions of Citrus karna, a species grouped with the pummelo clade, and of probable hybrid origin
  5. 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. Note: as a cultivar of Indian origin
  6. Murkute, A. A. et al. 2006. Studies on salt stress tolerance of citrus rootstock genotypes with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Hort. Sci. 33:70-76. Note: Not in BPH
  7. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  8. 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.
  9. Singh, R. & N. Nath. 1969. Practical approach to the classification of Citrus. In: H. D. Chapman (ed.), Proceedings of the First International Citrus Symposium. 1:439.
  10. 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.
  11. 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: Maruzen Co. Ltd, Tokyo.
Common names
English
karna –
French
jaune orange –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10726. Accessed 15 May 2025.