Citrus limonia (L.) Osbeck

Citrus limona Osbeck, Reise Ostind. China, 250, 1765,
Small, round-topped tree with numerous sharp spines. Leaves alternate, oval, crenate.
Flowers white, axillary. Fruit yellow, acid, rind rough.
Introduced and cultivated to some extent, also growing spontaneously in
thickets (9762). Native name, tipolo.
The grapefruit (C. grandis Osbeck), navel orange (C. sinensis Osbeck),
mandarin (C. nobilis Loureiro), and the tangele (C, nobilis Loureiro var.)
hav# been introduced on an experimental basis at the government plantation
at Foriukula. They may prove successful and add to the scanty fruit supply
of the island.
DEPAUW UNIV.
herbarium.
herbarium
T. G. YUNCKER
27360
Flora of Niue Island
Herbarium of Berniee P. Bishop Museum
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Citrus limonia Osbeck
In thicket, roadside 6 ml. e. of Alofl.
65 m. alt. Tree 4 m. tall, 12 cm.
dlam. Jan. 20, 1940.
* tipolo*
Coll. T. G. Yuncker
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Presented to DPU Herbarium
by T. Q. Yuncker
TRUMAN G. YUNCKER HERBARIUM
OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (DPU)
PURCHASED BY NY IN 1987
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