Citrus - List of Citrus Fruits

List of Citrus Fruits

The genus Citrus has been suggested to originate in Southeast Asia. Prior to human cultivation, it consisted of just a few species, namely:

• Citrus aurantifolia – Key Lime, Omani Lime, from India
• Citrus maxima – Pomelo (pummelo, shaddock), from the Malay Archipelago
• Citrus medica – Citron, from India
• Citrus reticulata – Mandarin orange, from China
• Citrus trifoliata – Trifoliate orange, from Korea and adjacent China (often separated as Poncirus)
• Australian limes
  • Citrus australasica – Finger lime (sometimes separated in Microcitrus)
  • Citrus australis – Australian round lime (sometimes separated in Microcitrus)
  • Citrus glauca – Desert Lime (sometimes separated in Eremocitrus)

and 3 other Microcitrus

• Kumquats, 4-5 species from East Asia ranging into Southeast Asia (often separated as Fortunella)
• Papedas, including
  • Citrus halimii – limau kadangsa, limau kedut kera, from Thailand and Malaya
  • Citrus indica – Indian wild orange, from the Indian subcontinent
  • Citrus macroptera from Indochina and Melanesia
  • "Khasi Papeda" – Citrus latipes from Assam, Meghalaya, Burma