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Taxon:  Citrus deliciosa Ten.



Summary
Genus:
Citrus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:
314340
Place of publication:
Index sem. hort. neapol. 1840:9. 1840
Comment:
a "traditional" mandarin mostly derived from Citrus reticulata, and some admixture of C. maxima
Verified:
03/06/2020 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. Brugnara, E. C. et al. 2012. Avaliação morfológica e agronômica de híbridos de tangerinas Montenegrina e King. Citrus Res. Technol. 33:11-18. Note: this study obtained potentially commercial hybrids from crosses between Citrus deliciosa × C. nobilis
  2. Carbonell-Caballero, J. et al. 2015. A phylogenetic analysis of 34 chloroplast genomes elucidates the relationships between wild and domestic species within the genus Citrus. Molec. Biol. Evol. 32:2015-2035.
  3. Carpenter, J. B. & P. C. Reece. 1969. Catalog of genera, species, and subordinate taxa in the orange subfamily Aurantioideae (Rutaceae).
  4. Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  5. Cornélio, M. T. M. N. et al. 2003. Chromosomal relationships among cultivars of Citrus reticulata Blanco, its hybrids and related species. Pl. Syst. Evol. 240:149-161. Note: this study included three (Montenegrina, do Rio, and comum) cultivars of Citrus deliciosa
  6. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: = Citrus reticulata Blanco
  7. Federici, C. T. et al. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Citrus (Rutaceae) and related genera as revealed by RFLP and RAPD analysis. Theor. Appl. Genet. 96:812-822. Note: this study included Citrus deliciosa recognized as a non-hybrid species
  8. Feuillet, C. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. French common names
  9. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  10. Froelicher, Y. et al. 2011. New universal mitochondrial PCR markers reveal new information on maternal citrus phylogeny. Tree Genet. Genomes 7:49-61. Note: this study examined the origin and maternal phylogeny of cultivated citrus; it included a sample of Citrus deliciosa; this sample clustered in the 'Mandarin mitotype', one of the seven mitotypes recognized
  11. Grosser, J. W. et al. 2000. Somatic hybridization in Citrus: an effective tool to facilitate variety improvement. In Vitro Cell. Developmental Biol., Plant 36:434-449. Note: this review cites complex hybrids involving Citrus deliciosa for both scion and graft stock improvement
  12. Hackett, C. & J. Carolane. 1982. Edible Horticultural Crops Academic Press.
  13. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  14. Hussain, S. et al. 2013. Performance evaluation of common clementine on various citrus rootstocks. Sci. Hort. 150:278-282. Note: this study tested a cultivar ('Da Hang Pao mandarin') of Citrus deliciosa as a rootstock for clementine in Mediterranean climates
  15. Machado, M. A. et al. 1996. Genetic relationship of Mediterranean mandarins (Citrus deliciosa Tenore) using RAPD markers. Euphytica 92:321-326. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  16. Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:91.
  17. Ortega-Sada, J. L. 1987. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos.
  18. Penjor, T. et al. 2013. Phylogenetic relationships of Citrus and its relatives based on matK gene sequences. PLoS One 8(4): e62574. Note: this study included one accession of Citrus deliciosa resolved within the main "mandarin cluster" together with C. nobilis, C. reticulata, C. unshiu, C. tangerina and others
  19. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  20. 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. Note: = Citrus reticulata var. deliciosa
  21. Swingle, W. T. & P. C. Reece. 1967. The botany of Citrus and its wild relatives. Note: = Citrus reticulata Blanco
  22. 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. 9:132. Note: Maruzen Co. Ltd, Tokyo.
  23. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  24. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  25. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Citrus reticulata Blanco
  26. Wu, G. A. et al. 2014. Sequencing of diverse mandarin, pummelo and orange genomes reveals complex history of admixture during citrus domestication. Nat. Biotechnol. 32:656-662.
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Distribution
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=314340. Accessed 4 May 2025.