Bergamot sour orange hybrid | Italy | Lemon-yellow | Probably a hybrid of sour orange and citron (or lemon). It has been known in the Mediterranean for several centuries and described since 1708. | Season: Late Winter | Small to medium-large sized, depressed, round obovoid or broadly-pyriform. Rind is smooth, medium-thin with a moderately rough surface, usually pointed, and adherent. Flesh is moderately dense, pale greenish-yellow, and highly acid, has a bitter aftertaste. |
Bouquet de Fleurs sour orange | USA | Light Orange | Parents unknown. Originally come from Florida | Season: January to March | Standard and similar to other sour oranges but somewhat smaller and well-colored. Medium thick rind; flesh is orange, juicy, few seeds, very sour taste. |
Cara Cara navel orange | Venezuela | Deep orange | A sport of Washington navel orange tree, discovered in 1976 at Hacienda Cara Cara in Venezuela. | Season: November to January | Slightly oblong shape. Normal textured rind. Reddish-pink seedless flesh. Rich taste with good acidity. |
Fukumoto navel orange | Japan | Reddish-orange | Originated by S. Fukumoto, from Kokawa-cho in Wakayama Prefecture. | Season: November to January | Seedless. Round shape. Normal rind texture and thickness. Has an excellent taste. |
Goutoucheng sour orange (CRC 3929) | China | Yellow | Parents unknown. Comes from the Citrus Research Institute at Beibei, China. | Season: January to March | Yellow flesh and rind; large seeds; flesh is very sour; with a flattened bottom. |
Goutoucheng sour orange (CRC 4004) Gou Tou sour orange | China | Light-orange | Parents unknown. Originated in Liuzhou Academy of Agricultural Science, Guangxi, China. | Season: January to March | Large sized, yellow, round; very sour. |
Indian sour orange hybrid | India | Medium orange | Parents unknown. Originated in Karnataka, India. | Season: December to March | Depressed, flat bottom, medium sized. Rind is thin. IT has a mandarin aroma, with some sour orange flavor, sweet taste. |
Kawano natsudaidai sour orange hybrid Citrus natsudaidai | Japan | Golden orange yellow | Parents unknown. Thought to be originated from seed drifted ashore in Yamaguchi, Japan. | Season: February to April | Fruit is necked pummelo-shaped, medium is size. Rind is thick, rough, with distinct glands; juice vesicles are coarse but tender with 8 to 10 seeds. Flesh is juicy, light orange, sweet, has an aftertaste. |
Keen sour orange | Portugal | Orange | Parents unknown. Originated from under a Lisbon lemon tree planted in 1887. | Season: January to March | A typical sour orange. Juicy, moderate seeds, good taste. |
Kharna sour orange hybrid Citrus kharna Raf.(Kharna Khatta, Karna Nimbu, Khatta Nimbu) | India | Golden yellow to deep orange | Parents unknown. Probably a lemon or citron hybrid. Originated in Wandriker Farms, Poona, Maharashtra State, India. | Season: January to March | From medium to medium large size, form varies but usually round to oval; it has a broad and protuberant nipple. Rind is moderately thick, dense. Surface is smooth, rough or ribbed. Flesh is dull orange, coarse-textured, medium juicy; acid taste with slight aroma resembles sour orange. Numerous seeds. |
Kikudaidai sour orange hybrid | Japan | Yellow | Thought to be a hybrid between Citrus aurantium and Citrus paradisi. | Season: December to February | Medium-large. Rind is rough similar to a rough lemon. Rind medium thick. Flesh is yellow, hollow core, many seeds, light yellow, very juicy, sour. |
Midknight Valencia orange | South Africa | Orange | Parents unknown. Originated on the place of A. P. Knight at Summerville, Addo in 1927. | Season: March to July | Seedless, medium-large, somewhat oblong fruit of excellent quality and medium-late maturity. |
Moro blood orange | Italy | Orange generally with a burgundy blush. | Parents unknown. | Season: December to February | The fruit is usually low-seeded with a dark red flesh very late in the season. Medium to medium-large size, subglobose, round or obovoid. Few seeds or none. Flesh is almost purple-red; juicy; with pleasant flavor. |
Navelate navel orange | Spain | Orange with greenery | Discovered in 1948 in the Castellon Province of Spain. | Season: November to January | Paler than Washington; rind is thinner and more leathery. Flesh is less firm and juicier; flavor is less sprightly. |
Navelina navel orange | USA | Reddish-orange | Selected as a bud sport selection form the Rubidoux Tract variety block around 1910. | Season: November to January | From medium to medium-large, spherical to obovoid, navel small and not prominent, but opening not closed, seedless. Rind is medium-thin and smooth. Flesh is deep colored; texture is medium, rather juicy, sweet flavor. |
Parent Washington navel orange | Brazil or Posrtugal | Deep orange | It is considered to come from a bud sport found in a Selecta orange tree in the early 1800s. | Season: November to January | Large, spherical to obovoid or ellipsoid, seedless. Rind is medium-thick, rather tender; surface is pitted and moderately pebbled. Flesh is deep-colored; texture is firm, moderately juicy with rich flavor. |
Perao Valencia orange | Probably Brazil | Orange | Origins unknown, probably Brazil. | Season: March to July | Elongate fruit, with quite thick rind, seedless. |
Pineapple sweet orange | USA | Deep orange, with a reddish tinge when fully ripe | Originated on the place of J. B. Owens at Sparr, near Citra, Florida | Midseason | Medium-sized, spherical to slightly obovate, moderately seedy. Surface is pitted and slightly pebbled. It has a medium-thick glossy rind is vinous and sprightly flavored, seeds are rather large and numerous. Form varies from nearly round to slightly oval. Flesh is light orange, tender, juicy; rich sweet flavor, medium-grained, with abundant yellowish juice, acid-sweet, 13 to 23 seeds. |
Rhode | Australia | Orange | Identified by farm manager Mr Len Rohde on Harkhill Farm at Nangiloc, north-west Victoria in 1982. | In use from July to November | Slightly oblong in some seasons, usually round. Skin texture sometimes is slightly coarse or rough especially late in the season or during excessive fertilizer use, or when the crop is very light. |
Rokugatsu-mikan sour orange Zadaidai sour orange Citrus rokugatsu | Japan | Light orange | Parents unknown. Probably from Okinawa. | Season: January to March | Small sized. Round but flattened at ends. Rind is rough, moderately thick, loose and puffy. Moderately seedy. Flesh is light to medium orange in color, juicy, sour. |
Ruby blood orange | Italy | Orange with reddish flush under favorable conditions. | Introduced from an unknown Mediterranean country to Florida around 1880. | Season: December to February | Medium-sized, globose to slightly oblong, relatively few seeds. Rind is medium-thick, finely pitted, and slightly pebbled. Flesh is tender and juicy with a rich flavor. Flesh is orange, streaked with red. |
Sanbokan sour orange hybrid Sanbo sour orange hybrid Citrus sulcata Takahashi | Japan | Yellow-orange | Parents unknown. | Season: January to March | Medium-sized and obovoid. Rind is medium-thick, yellow, coarsely pebbled, somewhat uneven, and easily removing. Flesh is moderately juicy with a good flavor. |
Sanguinelli blood orange | Spain | Orange with red blush | Originated as a limb sport of Doblefina around 1950. | Season: December to February | Similar to Doblefina, but larger, seedier, and often asymmetrical, rind and flesh are intensely blood-colored. |
Thomson navel orange (CRC 969) | USA | Orange | The bud sport selections made from Washington navel on the property of A. C. Thomson in Duarte CA around 1891. | Season: November to January | Medium-large, globose to slightly obovate or ellipsoid, apex usually conspicuous or broadly nippled, seedless. Rind is medium-thin. Surface is smooth and glossy though quite pitted. Flesh is well-colored firm textured, medium juicy, with a good flavor. |
Vaniglia Sanguigno | Italy | Orange | Parents unknown. | Season: November to March | Round, medium sized, seedy, with a smooth rind, which is medium thick. Flesh is pink, very sweet, almost acidless. |
Werley Valencia orange | USA | Light orange | Seedling arose from budded area. Bud-union evident-- done around 1927. | Season: March to July | Larger than adjacent Valencia. Some regreening, hollow center, nearly seedless, good crop. With an excellent texture, smooth and thin skin. |
Wiffen navel orange | Australia | Orange | It was found in early 1980s on Wiffen's property, near Nangiloc Victoria. | Season: February to June | Round, seedless. Attractive colored rind is thin to medium thick. Texture is smooth. Excellent flavor. High acid content late in the season. Medium to high levels of granulation. |
Yama-mikan sour orange Citrus intermedia | Japan | Orange | Parents unknown. | Season: January to March | Very juicy, too acid. Slightly necked, grapefruit-colored, rind is 1 cm thick, with large oil glands, marked sweet orange aroma. Flesh is light orange, tender, juicy, quite sweet and pleasant, rather seedy. |
