Citrus species

Unnamed papeda type

CRC 3056

PI 214367

Photos by David Karp and Toni Siebert, CVC.  Photo rights.  

Source: Received as seed from Rupchand, Mawknland via Schillang, Assam, India, 1954.

Parentage/origins: Parents unknown.

Rootstocks of accession: Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside: Unknown at this time.

Notes and observations:

Frost tolerant, grapefruit size, pleasantly acid fruit. Leaf like Citrus hystrix (WPB).

EMN, 1/14/1988: Small leaves, petiole wing larger than blade; a compact, attractive tree. Fruit yellow, size of a small grapefruit, round to oblate; most fruit on the ground at this date. Rind medium thickness; seedy; flesh light yellow, sour.

Availability: Not commercially available in California.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Citrus species-papeda type