Taxon:  Citrus ×limon (L.) Osbeck var. bergamia (Loisel.) ined. (Citrus Rangpur Lime Group)



Summary
Genus:
Citrus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:
490141
Hybrid parentage:
= Citrus medica × (C. maxima × C. reticulata)
Verified:
04/21/2020 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
23 (5  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Citrus ×limon (L.) Osbeck (166 active accession[s])
Citrus ×limon (L.) Osbeck var. limon (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Citrus limetta Risso var. bergamia Loisel.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Citrus ×bergamia Risso
Citrus aurantium L. subsp. bergamia (Risso & Poit.) Wight & Arn. ex Engl.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Citrus aurantium L. var. bergamia Loisel.

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Conservation Status

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbergamot orange  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Note: as Citrus ×bergamia
Frenchbergamotier  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrus ×bergamia
Frenchbergamotte  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: as Citrus ×bergamia
GermanBergamotte  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrus ×bergamia
Italianbergamotto  2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. Note: as Citrus ×bergamia
Portuguesebaranjeira-bergamota  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: as Citrus ×bergamia
Portuguesebergamota  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrus ×bergamia
Spanishbergamoto  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrus ×bergamia
Transliterated Arabiclim meschi  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: as Citrus ×bergamia
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
2CultivatedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly s.Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia. Note: mentions
Cultivated
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy (s.)

Reference(s)
  1. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia. Note: mentions
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesadulterantas Citrus × bergemia\; of lemon juiceCautela, D. et al. 2008. Estimating bergamot juice adulteration of lemon juice by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of flavanone glycosides. J. Agric. Food Chem. 56:5407-5414. Note: as Citrus ×bergamia
Food additivesflavoringas Citrus × bergemia\; for Earl Gray tea & tobaccoOyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 19:83-86. Note: as Citrus ×bergamia
Materialsessential oilsas Citrus x bergemia\; used extensively in perfumeryLeung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 Note: as Citrus ×bergamia
Medicinesfolkloreas Citrus x bergemiaMcGuffin, 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 ×bergamia
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=490141. Accessed 13 May 2026.