An interesting look at the derivations of citrus fruits, as a Venn Diagram. #ddtb
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What is an orange?
The world of citrus fruit is an incestuous one. I had long wondered what the difference is between a mandarin, clementine, satsuma and tangerine. It turns out that the answer is: 'bad question'…
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Never heard of papeda before. Cool!
It's also interesting that a Key Lime is not clearly related to a Lime in this diagram. I wonder if they are that distinct, or if that's an artifact of how the diagram was created.
Hadn't heard of a few of these before. I'm expecting Margie will enjoy this a lot. (Jackie, not so much, but she doesn't read my blog.)
I'm hoping the former. Looking at a few sites now …
They do appear to be two distinct species, and the Persian Lime ("Lime") looks to be the product of a lot more crossbreeding than the Key Lime.