Details for: PI 654873, Citrus ×aurantium L. var. sinensis L., 'Malta'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrus ×aurantium L. var. sinensis L.
Cultivar:
'Malta'
Origin:
Developed – Malta
Received by NPGS:
01 Apr 2000
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Budwood
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Restrictions
Plant material may be subject to additional regulations
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/louisianas_laws_and_regulations_npb_website_april_2023_tp.pdf
  • USA – Louisiana (as Citrus sinensis; see state regulation: Citrus Canker Quarantine)
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/texas_-plant_protection_regulations.pdf
  • 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:
'Malta'
Origin:
Developed – Malta
Received by NPGS:
01 Apr 2000
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Budwood
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed

Malta
Comment: See Narrative.
29 March 2016.
California, United States
Comment: Budwood given to CCPP for VI processing.
Developer(s):
Donated
April 2000.
California, United States
Comment: Budwood rec'ed by T Kahn from J Patterson via D Karp. The Patterson orchard in Redlands is said to be very old. Propagated by Ottillia 'Toots' Bier for inclusion in the Citrus Variety Collection.
Donor(s):
09 March 2018.
California, United States
Comment: VI processed budwood received. Release date 08/2016.
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Maltaise sanguine'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: BLOOD ORANGE

'Malta'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: BLOOD ORANGE

'Maltaise de Tunisie'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: BLOOD ORANGE

'Maltaise demi-sanguine'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: BLOOD ORANGE

'Portugaise'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: BLOOD ORANGE
See Narrative.

RCRC 4085
Type: Site identifier

RQ-2001-66
Type: Site identifier
Krueger, Robert USDA, ARS

VI 883
Type: Quarantine identifier
Citrus Clonal Protection Program

Narrative
Another accession of 'Maltaise (demi-) sanguine is maintained as RCRC 4224 and its variant 'Boukhobza' is maintained as PI 658351 (RCRC 4156). 'Maltaise demi-sanguine' is a very old and well known cultivar and information on it is abundantly available on the interwebs. Indeed, you can learn More Than You Probably Want To Know About 'Maltaise Sanguine' (the source of the citations below) as well as citriculture in Tunisia, the most important producer of this cultivar. (RR Krueger, 07/08/2011)

Although this accession was sanitized and released from quarantine by NCGRCD, it was given to CCPP for VI processing. (RR Krueger, 05/31/2018)

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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Citations
  • Borg, J. 1922. Cultivation and Diseases of Fruit Trees in the Maltese Islands Government Printing Office, Malta. Note: 622 pp. Number of accessions cited: 0
  • Chapot, H. 1964. Quelques oranges sanguines. Cah. Rech. Agron 18:61-87. Number of accessions cited: 2
  • Chapot, H. 1964. Sur L'Appellation de "Maltaise" pour une orange. Awamia 11(April):1-7. Number of accessions cited: 2
  • Hodgson, R. W. 1967. Horticultural Varieties of Citrus. In: Reuther, W. et al., The Citrus industry. Vol. 1. History, world distribution, botany and varieties. Revised edition Number of accessions cited: 30
  • Saunt, J. 2000. Citrus varieties of the world, ed. 2 Sinclair International Business Resources, Norwich, United Kingdom. Note: Pp 36-37 Number of accessions cited: 0
  • Webber, H. J. 1948. Cultivated Varieties of Citrus. In: Webber, H. J. & L. D. Batchelor, The Citrus industry. Vol. 1. History, botany and breeding 475-668. Number of accessions cited: 2
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