Did you know that most modern commercially available citrus fruits are descended from three “core species”: pomelo, citron, and mandarin?
- Tangerine = mandarin + pomelo
- Sweet orange = mandarin + pomelo
- Grapefruit = sweet orange + pomelo
- Clementine = willowleaf mandarin + sweet orange
- Lemon = citron + bitter orange
- Meyer lemon = citron + mandarin + pomelo
- Bergamot orange = sweet orange + lemon
- Key lime = citron + mandarin
- Persian lime = key lime + lemon
The hybrids are seemingly endless!