Capuchina, Capucin
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck RUTACEAE
CRC 3245
PI 539607
Source
Received as budwood from Ted Frolich, UCLA Variety Collection, 1960.
Parentage/origins
Parents unknown.
Rootstocks of accession
Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange
Season of ripeness at Riverside
January to March
Notes and observations
2/8/1988, EMN: Fruit is a typical seedy sweet orange.
Description from The Citrus Industry Vol. 1 (1967)
"This Spanish variety produces a medium-small, oblong to oval fruit of low seed content, very sweet flavor, and midseason maturity. Capuchina is still of local importance, primarily in the Orihuela district of Alicante Province, but it is no longer planted."
Availability
Not commercially available in California.
USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Capuchin sweet orange
