Citronvariety
Yunnanese
Yunnanese citron has sour, seedless fruit, with a rind texture that varies by fruit size; it was thought to be a new variety as of 1980.
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Taste & texture
- Sweetness
- low
- Scent
- Very fragrant.
- Juiciness
- juicy
How to spot it
- Flesh
- yellow
- Shape
- pear shaped
Origin & family
Field notes
Original source notes
- size
- small to medium · Californiacitrusvariety.ucr.edu ↗
- shape
- pear shaped · Californiacitrusvariety.ucr.edu ↗
- flesh colour
- yellow · Californiacitrusvariety.ucr.edu ↗
- texture
- juicy · Californiacitrusvariety.ucr.edu ↗
- sweetness
- low · Californiacitrusvariety.ucr.edu ↗
- aroma
- Very fragrant. · Californiacitrusvariety.ucr.edu ↗
ucr profile observations
- scope
- Collection source observation, not independently confirmed global cultivar identity
- summary
- Yunnanese citron has historical observations of sour, seedless fruit and a rind that varies in texture with fruit size. Its suspected new-variety status in 1980 remains a source assessment.
- source url
- citrusvariety.ucr.edu ↗
- accession id
- accession:ucr-crc-3798