Figure 1: A selection of mandarin, pummelo and orange fruits, including cultivars sequenced in this study. | Nature Biotechnology

Figure 1: A selection of mandarin, pummelo and orange fruits, including cultivars sequenced in this study.

From: Sequencing of diverse mandarin, pummelo and orange genomes reveals complex history of admixture during citrus domestication

Figure 1

Pummelos (1,2 in outline on left) are large trees that produce very large fruit with white, pink or red flesh color (2) and yellow or pink rinds. Most cultivars have large leaves with petioles with prominent wings. Apomictic reproduction is absent, and most selections are self-incompatible. Mandarins (3–7) are smaller trees bearing smaller fruit with orange flesh (9,11) and rind color. Mandarins have both apomictic and zygotic reproduction, and some are self-compatible. Oranges (8,10) are generally intermediate in tree and fruit size; the flesh (10) and rind color is commonly orange, and apomictic reproduction is always present. (The sour orange shown (12) is immature.)

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