Rangpur (fruit)

Rangpur Citrus × limonia
Rangpur fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Citrus
Species:	C. × limonia
Binomial name
Citrus × limonia Osbeck

Rangpur, Citrus × limonia, also known as lemandarin, is a hybrid between the mandarin orange and the lemon. It is a citrus fruit with a very acidic taste and an orange peel and flesh.

Nomenclature

Common names for this fruit include rangpur, named after Rangpur, Bangladesh, a city known for this and other citrus fruits. This is where the word originated in the Bengali language. The rangpur is known as a Canton lemon in South China, a hime lemon in Japan, as Limão Cravo or Limão Galego in Brazil, and mandarin-lime in the United States.

History

Citrus × limonia was introduced into Florida from Bengal in the late nineteenth century by Reasoner Brothers of Oneco, who obtained seed from northwestern India.^[1]

Uses

Rangpurs are highly acidic and can be used as a substitute for commercial limes. However the name lime in connection with this fruit is often misleading, because there are very few similarities between the rangpur and other fruits called limes.

In 2006, Diageo, Plc, introduced a rangpur-flavored version of Tanqueray gin, known simply as Tanqueray Rangpur.

Cultivation

Citrus × limonia is cultivated as an ornamental tree for planting in gardens and a container plant on patios and terraces in the United States. Outside the U.S. it is used principally as a rootstock, except Costa Rica where it is also grown commercially and is preferred over lime and lemon. .^[1]

• A bottle of Tanqueray Rangpur gin.

• Citrus × limonia' - Rangpur, flower and foliage.

• Citrus × limonia' - Rangpur, fruit and foliage.

See also

• Citrus hybrids
• Lime (fruit)

References

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