Details for: PI 539411, Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr., 'LEMELO'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.

Cultivar:

'LEMELO'

Origin:

Donated – California, United States

Maintained:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Riverside

Received by NPGS:

01 Jan 1924

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Cutting

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Plant	1 count	Please use comment field to indicate germplasm type being requested and quantity.	PI 539411 CVC PL

Restrictions
Plant material may be subject to additional regulations
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USA – Louisiana (See state regulations: Citrus Canker Quarantine)

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.

Cultivar:

'LEMELO'

Origin:

Donated – California, United States

Maintained:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Riverside

Received by NPGS:

01 Jan 1924

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Cutting

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Donated

01 January 1924.
California, United States
Comment: Citrus and Citrus relative accessions at the Repository in Riverside without PI numbers.
Donor(s):

University of California

Accession Names and Identifiers

'LEMELO'

Type: Cultivar name

RCRC 1481

Type: Donor identifier

Narrative

Fruit medium large; yellow, medium-thick rind; flesh pale yellow, seedy, slightly sour but almost edible. Tight, compact tree.

Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.

Genus:

Citrus

Family:

Rutaceae

Subfamily:

Aurantioideae

Tribe:

Aurantieae

Subtribe:

Citrinae

Nomen number:

10744

Place of publication:

Interpr. Herb. amboin. 296. 1917

Comment:

Burman's basionym dates from 1755
includes Citrus cv. 'Guanxi Miyou' (Pummelo Group)

Verified:

12/27/1988 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Aurantium maximum Burm.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)


Citrus aurantium L. var. grandis L.
Citrus decumana (L.) L.
Citrus grandis Osbeck
Citrus panuban (Wester) Tanaka
Citrus decumana L. var. panuban Wester
Citrus aurantium L. var. decumana L.
Citrus pseudograndis
Citrus truncata hort. ex Tanaka
Aurantium decumana (L.) Mill.
Citrus costata Raf.
Citrus pompelmos Risso var. pompelmos
Citrus pompelmos Risso

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	pomelo	1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English	pummelo	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	shaddock	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French	pamplemousse	2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
French	pamplemoussier	2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
French	shadek	2	Courboulex, M. & H. de Lorrain. 1997. Les agrumes: oranges, citron, pamplemousses, kumquats. Note: re. French common names
German	Adamsapfel	2	Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
German	Pampelmuse	2	Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
German	Pomelo	2	Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
German	Pumelo	2	Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
Indonesian	limau	2	Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Italian	pompelmo	2	Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Japanese Rōmaji	buntan	2	Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Japanese Rōmaji	zabon	2	Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Portuguese	jamboa	2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Spanish	toronja	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	pompelmus	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	you	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Chinese	zhu luan	2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Availability
GROWTH	Tree habit	General growth habit of tree.	2 - spreading	0	CITRUS.TREEDATA.89	Not Available
GROWTH	Tree shape	General shape of tree.	2 - spheroid	0	CITRUS.TREEDATA.89	Not Available
GROWTH	Tree vigor	General vigor of tree.	2 - medium	0	CITRUS.TREEDATA.89	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Vegetative Life Cycle	Evergreen vs. deciduous .	1 - evergreen	0	CITRUS.TREEDATA.89	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Shoot tip color	Color of shoot tip.	1 - green	0	CITRUS.TREEDATA.89	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf type	Leaf type .	1 - simple	0	CITRUS.TREEDATA.89	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf shape	Shape of leaves.	2 - ovate	0	CITRUS.TREEDATA.89	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf form	Ratio of petiole to lamina.	2 - brevipetiolate	0	CITRUS.TREEDATA.89	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf margin	Type of leaf margin.	1 - crenate	0	CITRUS.TREEDATA.89	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Petiole wing shape	Shape of petiole wing.	1 - cordiform	0	CITRUS.TREEDATA.89	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Length of fruit	Mean of 10 fruit (cm)	13.1	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Width of fruit	Mean of 10 fruit (cm)	12.1	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Shape of fruit	Shape of fruit	2 - ellipsoid	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Shape of fruit apex	Blossom end	4 - truncate	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Shape of fruit base	Stem end	6 - concave-collared	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Color of fruit	At maturity	4 - deep yellow	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Epicarp surface texture	Epicarp surface texture	8 - pubescent	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Adherence of epicarp	Adherence to mesocarp	3 - strong	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Thickness of mesocarp	Measured in mm	9	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Nature of oil glands	Nature of oil glands	2 - conspicuous	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Number of segments per fruit	Number of segments per fruit	12	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Nature of segment membranes	Nature of segment membranes	2 - fine	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit axis at maturity	Physiological maturity	2 - semi-hollow	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit axis at full ripeness	Fruit axis at full ripeness	2 - semi-hollow	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Color of pulp	Color of pulp	2 - yellow	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Texture of pulp	Texture of pulp	3 - coarse	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Aroma of juice	Aroma of juice	1 - weak	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Number of seeds	With pollinizer	4 - 11 to 20	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Color of juice	Color of juice	2 - yellow	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available