![]() ![]() The evergreen leaves are ovate, 3 to 6 in (7.5-15 cm) long, and 1 3/4 to 3 in (4.5-7.5 cm) wide dark-green above, lighter beneath, with minute, rounded teeth on the margins, and dotted with tiny oil glands the petiole has broad, oblanceolate or obovate wings. The twigs normally bear short, supple thorns. The grapefruit tree reaches 15 to 20 ft (4.5-6 m) or even 45 ft (13.7 m) with age, has a rounded top of spreading branches the trunk may exceed 6 in (15 cm) in diameter that of a very old tree actually attained nearly 8 ft (2.4 m) in circumference. Plate XVIII: NAVEL GRAPEFRUIT, Citrus × paradisi There were so many protests from the public against a name change that the idea was abandoned. In 1962, Florida Citrus Mutual proposed changing the name to something more appealing to consumers in order to stimulate greater sales. However, it was difficult to avoid confusion with the pummelo, and the name grapefruit prevailed, and is in international use except in Spanish-speaking areas where the fruit is called toronja. When this new fruit was adopted into cultivation and the name grapefruit came into general circulation, American horticulturists viewed that title as so inappropriate that they endeavored to have it dropped in favor of "pomelo". The botanical name has been altered to reflect this view, and it is now generally accepted as Citrus X paradisi. About 1948, citrus specialists began to suggest that the grapefruit was not a sport of the pummelo but an accidental hybrid between the pummelo and the orange. James MacFayden, in his Flora of Jamaica, in 1837, separated the grapefruit from the pummelo, giving it the botanical name, Citrus paradisi Macf. ![]() Morton, Miami, FL.Ī relative newcomer to the citrus clan, the grapefruit was originally believed to be a spontaneous sport of the pummelo (q.v.). Grapefruit Index | Search | Home | Morton ![]()
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