AUSTRALIAN BLOOD LIME (Citrus spp. – Australian blood lime) A portion of Australian blood lime tree Family: Rutaceae Other names: Red centre lime Australian blood lime is a hybrid citrus.  It is believed to have arisen from some cross between red finger lime (Citrus australasica var. sanguine and Rangpur lime (Citrus

Sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)   A sweet orange tree Citrus fruits rank third in area and production after banana and mango in India. Sweet oranges are the second largest citrus fruits cultivated in the country. Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan are main sweet orange growing, stages. Maximum area

MANDARIN (Citrus reticulata) A tree of mandarin orange Family: Rutaceae Mandarin orange is the most common among citrus fruits grown in India.  It occupies nearly 50% of the total citrus area in India.  Though, it is grown in every state, certain belts/ pockets have emerged as the leading producers.  Nagpur Sangtra

GALGAL (Citrus pseudolimon) Galgal fruits on tree English name: Hill lemon, Kumaon lemon. Galgal is found in semi-wild state in the North West Indian hill states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.  It is indigenous to India.  Galgal is also cultivated on a limited extent. Description:             A medium

GAJANIMMA (Citrus penivesiculata) A portion of a gajanimma tree Family: Rutaceae Other names: Attarai, badagapulli, baduvapulli. Gajanimma is a citrus fruit native of India.  It grows mostly wild in Suth India and the southern parts of the Central India.  It tastes sour because of the high acid content though the juice

CALAMONDIN (Citrus madurensis) An eighteen years old calamondin tree on ground at Dr. Chiranjit Parmar’s home garden Synonyms: Citrus microcarpa, Citrus mitis, Other names: China orange, hazaara. Calamondin is popularly called hazaara, in North India because of bearing a very large number of very small orange shaped fruits around the whole

Amilbed (Citrus megaloxycarpa) Amillbed fruits Synonym: Citrus grandis var. megaloxycarpa English name: Sour pumello             Amilbed is a citrus fruit native to India.  It mostly grows in the Assam region of the Eastern India.             The fruits are esteemed in medicine. It has been rated as the sourest citrus fruit in Indian folklore.  They say that if a needle

CITRON (Citrus medica) A tree of citron Citron is believed to be the first cultivated citrus fruit.  Records in literature indicate that citron was planted in gardens of the Mediterranean region as early as in 4000 BC.  There no unanimity of opinion about the origin of this fruit. Description: Citron is

RANGPUR LIME (Citrus limonia) Rangpur lime tree Other names: Canton lemon, Kona lime, Kusai lime, mandarin lime, cravo lemon, marmalade orange, surkh nimbu, Sylhet lime. Origin: Northwest India Introduction Often called a mandarin lime or local lemon in Hawaii, the fruit is a naturally occurring hybrid between lemon and mandarin orange

LEMON (Citrus limon)   A lemon tree Family: Rutaceae Lemon is one of the most important Citrus fruits.  It is cultivated all over the world and the fruits are used for both culinary and non-culinary purposes. In India lemons are grown only in a limited extent in homestead gardens, mainly found