Citrus paradisi Macfadyen

CRC 3883
PI 433294
VI 398 (No longer available)

Source

Received as budwood from Hawaii, via Glen Dale & CCPP, 1979.

Parentage/origins

Parents unknown.

Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside

February to June

Notes and observations

4/1987, EMN: Appears to be a typical Marsh-type white fleshed grapefruit with few seeds.

2/26/1988, EMN, This and CRC 3886 (Perlis #1) appear alike. WPB says that CRC 3886 is true Perlis.

RRK: Originally grown in Perlis and Kedah states of Malaysia. Early colonial introduction. Fruits white, averaging about 10 seeds each.

Availability

No longer commercially available in California. This accession no longer has an approved budsource. Please refer to the CCPP for information on another approved budsource or to start a reintroduction inquiry.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Perlis #2 grapefruit