Details for: PI 539417, Citrus medica L., 'BENGAL'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Citrus medica L.

Cultivar:

'BENGAL'

Origin:

Donated – California, United States

Maintained:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Riverside

Received by NPGS:

01 Jan 1954

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Seed

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 539417 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 medica L.

Cultivar:

'BENGAL'

Origin:

Donated – California, United States

Maintained:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Riverside

Received by NPGS:

01 Jan 1954

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Donated

01 January 1954.
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

'BENGAL'

Type: Cultivar name

Bengel citron

Type: Local name

RCRC 3055

Type: Donor identifier

Narrative

Foliage not entirely citron-like; fruit large, pummelo size; rind medium yellow, moderately smooth, like slightly rough navel orange, thick; seedy; flesh light yellow, sour. Many fruits on ground 12/87.

Citrus medica L.

Genus:

Citrus

Family:

Rutaceae

Subfamily:

Aurantioideae

Tribe:

Aurantieae

Subtribe:

Citrinae

Nomen number:

10745

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:782. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

11/06/1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Citrus medica L. var. ethrog Engl. (0 active accession[s])
Citrus medica L. var. medica (0 active accession[s])
Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis (Hoola van Nooten) Swingle (2 active accession[s])

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

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Citrus acida Pers.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Citrus alata (Tanaka) Tanaka
Citrus cedratus Raf.
Citrus medica L. var. alata Tanaka
Citrus medica L. var. conifera Loisel.
Citrus medica L. var. cucurbitina Loisel.
Citrus medica L. var. florentina Loisel.
Citrus medica L. var. limoniformis Loisel.
Citrus medica L. var. salodina Loisel.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	citron	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French	cédrat	2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
French	cédratier	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	medischer Apfel	2	Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
German	Zitronatzitrone	2	Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Italian	cedrato	2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Portuguese	cidra	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese	cidreira	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	cidro	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Peru)	toronja	2	Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Swedish	suckatcitron	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	xiang yuan	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Availability
CHEMICAL	FLAVONOID CONTENT (%)	Juice flavonoid content (%) based on 20 g sample.	0.65		CITRUS.FLAVONOIDS.2009	Not Available
GROWTH	Tree habit	General growth habit of tree.	2 - spreading	0	CITRUS.TREEDATA.89	Not Available
GROWTH	Tree shape	General shape of tree.	1 - ellipsoid	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.	2 - purple	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.	1 - elliptic	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.	2 - deltoid	0	CITRUS.TREEDATA.89	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Length of fruit	Mean of 10 fruit (cm)	12.1	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Width of fruit	Mean of 10 fruit (cm)	11	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	5 - concave	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	4 - pitted	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Adherence of epicarp	Adherence to mesocarp	1 - slight	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Thickness of mesocarp	Measured in mm	20	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	3 - hollow	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit axis at full ripeness	Fruit axis at full ripeness	3 - 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	4 - ricey	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Aroma of juice	Aroma of juice	4 - perfumed	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Number of seeds	With pollinizer	5 - 21 to 40	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Color of juice	Color of juice	2 - yellow	10	CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92	Not Available