Details for: PI 658379, Citrus ×aurantium L. var. sinensis L., 'THOMSON (SHELDON)'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrus ×aurantium L. var. sinensis L.
Cultivar:
'THOMSON (SHELDON)'
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Restrictions
Plant material may be subject to additional regulations
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  • USA – Louisiana (as Citrus sinensis; see state regulation: Citrus Canker Quarantine)
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  • USA – Texas (as "Citrus sinensis"; See state regulation: Caribbean Fruit Fly)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrus ×aurantium L. var. sinensis L.
Cultivar:
'THOMSON (SHELDON)'
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed
1891.
California, United States
Comment: AC Thomson Ranch, Duarte, Los Angeles County
1970.
California, United States
Comment: Sheldon Ranch, Tulare County, CDFA registered tree.
Donated
November 1987.
California, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'THOMSON IMPROVED (SHELDON)'
Type: Cultivar name

'THOMSON (SHELDON)'
Type: Cultivar name

7518
Type: Institute identifier
CDFA Registration Number
California Dept of Food & Agriculture, Nursery Services

RRUT 342
Type: Site identifier

VI 425
Type: Quarantine identifier
Gumpf, David J. University of California

Narrative
'Thomson Improved' and 'Thomson' are synonyms. 'Thomson' is a selection of 'Parent Washington' that differs in being earlier than 'PW', however with fruit that do not hang well and do not color as well as 'PW'. The tree isalso less vigorous than 'PW'. (The Citrus Industry, 1967, 1:483). This selection is supposed to be earlier maturing with good color and production than the original 'Thomson'.
Citrus ×aurantium L. var. sinensis L.
Genus:
Citrus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:

10689
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:783. 1753
Verified:
03/06/2020 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Citrus ×aurantium L. (134 active accession[s])
Citrus ×aurantium L. var. aurantium (5 active accession[s])
Citrus ×aurantium L. var. chrysocarpa (Hassk.) ined. (88 active accession[s])
Citrus ×aurantium L. var. racemosa (Risso) ined. (75 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Citrus ×sinensis (L.) Osbeck

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Citrus ×macracantha Hassk.
Citrus genshokan (Hayata) hort. ex Tanaka
Citrus iyo hort. ex Tanaka
Citrus nobilis Lour. var. genshokan Hayata
Citrus tengu hort. ex Tanaka

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishblood orange  1Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications. Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
Englishnavel orange  1Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications. Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
Englishorange  1McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
Englishsweet orange  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
EnglishValencia orange  1Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications. Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
DutchSinaasappel  2Staten, S. 2006. pers. comm. Note: re. common names as Citrus ×sinensis
Frenchnavel  2Courboulex, M. & H. de Lorrain. 1997. Les agrumes: oranges, citron, pamplemousses, kumquats. Note: re. French common names
Frenchorange douce  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
Frenchoranger  2Courboulex, M. & H. de Lorrain. 1997. Les agrumes: oranges, citron, pamplemousses, kumquats. Note: re. French common names
Frenchoranger doux  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
Frenchsanguine  2Courboulex, M. & H. de Lorrain. 1997. Les agrumes: oranges, citron, pamplemousses, kumquats. Note: re. French common names
GermanApfelsine  2Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
GermanApfelsinenbaum  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
GermanOrange  2Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names as Citrus ×sinensis
GermanOrangenbaum  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
Italianarancio dolce  2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
Japanese Rōmajiiyo-kan as Citrus iyo2Nito, N. et al. 2007. Germplasm conservation of indigenous Citrus. Acta Hort. 760:105-108. Note: as Citrus iyo
Portugueselaranja-doce  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
Portugueselaranjeira  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
Portugueselaranjeira-doce  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
Portuguese (Brazil)laranja-amarga  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names as Citrus ×sinensis
Portuguese (Brazil)laranja-azeda  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names as Citrus ×sinensis
Portuguese (Brazil)laranja-bigarade  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names as Citrus ×sinensis
Portuguese (Brazil)laranja-da-terra  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names as Citrus ×sinensis
Portuguese (Brazil)laranja-de-sevilha  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names as Citrus ×sinensis
Spanishnaranja  2Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee. 1995. pers. comm. Note: re. common names as Citrus ×sinensis
Spanishnaranjo duce  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
Transcribed Chinesetian cheng  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
Transcribed Koreandanggyulnamu  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:91. Note: as Citrus ×sinensis
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 06 Mar 2020, from Citrus ×sinensis (L.) Osbeck to Citrus ×aurantium L. var. sinensis L.
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Description:
Selection of 'Thomson' navel from Sheldon ranch, Tulare County, California, made in 1970s or 1980s. 'Thomson' originated as a limbsport of 'Parent Washington' at the ranch of AC Thomson in Duarte, California in 1891.