Citrus Classification

Contents: Foreword. 1. Introduction. 2. Subgenus Eucitrus: i. The citron (Citrus medica Linnaeus). ii. The lemons (Citrus limon(Linn.) Burmann). iii. The Jambhiri (Citrus jambhiri Lushington). iv. The Karna (Citrus Karna Rafinesque). v. The sour limes (Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle). vi. The sweet limes (Citrus limetta (Risso) Lushington). vii. The loose-skinned mandarin oranges (Citrus reticulata Blanco). viii. The king orange (Citrus nobilis Loureiro). ix. The Indian wild orange (Citrus indica Tanaka). x. The tight-skinned sweet oranges (Citrus sinesis (Lin.) Osbeck). xi. The bitter or sour oranges (Citrus aurantium Linnaeus). xii. The pummelos (Citrus grandis (Linn.) Osbeck). xiii. The sour pummelos (Citrus megaloxycarpa Lushington). 3. Sibgenus Papeda: (a) Section papedo citrus. xiv. The ichang Papeda (Citrus inchangensis swingle). xv. The Khasi papeda (Citrus latipes (Swingle) Tanaka). (b) Section Eupapeda. xvi. The Melanesian Papeda (Citrus macroptera montrouzier). 4. New species: 17. Citrus Assamensis Dutta and Bhattacharya, Sp. Nov. 5. Probable hybrids. Appendix. Index.

"Considerable work has been done on the Citrus classification by various taxonomists in different parts of the world, notably in the United States of America and Japan and brief review of the same with reference to Indian Citrus and Assam Citrus in particular, is probably necessary to explain the basis of the nomenclature as adopted in this treatise.

This book of "Citrus Classification" has been written to meet the requirement of students, teachers and researchers in the field of agriculture.

The book has been divided into five chapters. It is hoped that this book prove quite useful to the student, teachers and researcher involved in the study of citrus."