Details for: RRUT 555, Citrus ×aurantium L. var. sinensis L., 'Donaldson'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrus ×aurantium L. var. sinensis L.
Cultivar:
'Donaldson'
Origin:
Collected –
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
23 Aug 2022
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Budwood
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
This is historical information about this accession. It no longer exists and can not be requested.
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrus ×aurantium L. var. sinensis L.
Cultivar:
'Donaldson'
Origin:
Collected –
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
23 Aug 2022
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Budwood
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
PRE 1943.
Florida, United States
Comment: According to the donor: "The suspected origin is Florida. The original tree was suspected to be collected in Florida by T. Ralph Robinson".
Collector(s):
Donated
23 August 2022.
Florida, United States
Comment: Budwood received at NCGRCD; assigned IVNO 11552. Source: AH Whitmore Foundation Farm, Groveland, FL. Location F 9- R 10 - T 28. Tree 28 years old on Swingle. Donor states tree has "some HLB symptoms".
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Donaldson'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: SWEET ORANGE

RRUT 555
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Not much is known about this variety. Apparently it was used in historical USDA breeding efforts and was incorporated into the NPGS for this reason. The donor states: "Typical early to mid-season sweet orange in Florida maturing from November to January. Fruit are similar to Hamlin and contain 5 to 7 seeds per fruit. Fruit hold well on the tree late into the season with minimal fruit drop." Apparently there is interest in this variety due to the fact that it is early and remains vigorous and productive under HLB pressure even though it does become infected with HLB. See here and here. (R.R. Krueger, 2022-09-01)

This introduction did not establish and was reintroduced as RRUT 567. (RR Krueger, 2025-08-06)

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
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  • ACCNUMBERD: RRUT 555 assigned. 01 Sep 2022.
  • Inactivated Accession: Propagations died. 21 Sep 2022.
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