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. 2022 Jan 26;11(2):239. doi: 10.3390/antiox11020239

Table 1.

The list of citrus fruit species widely investigated for their composition of bioactive compounds and their health benefits.

Botanical Name Common Name
C. aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle or C. × lumia Risso. & Poit. Lime, key lime, lumy, ancient Mediterranean citrus
C. × aurantium L. Bitter/sour orange
C. × clementina Clementine
C. × deliciosa Tanore Montenegrin mandarin
C. japonica Thunb. Kumquat
C. junos Siebold ex Tanaka Junos, yuzu
C. × latifolia (Yu.Tanaka) Tanaka Persian lime
C. limon (L.) Osbeck) Lemon
C. × limonia Osbeck Rangpur lime
C. maxima (J. Burman) Merr. or C. grandis (L.) Osbeck Pomelo, pummelo
C. medica L. Citron, finger citron
C. poonensis Hort. ex Tanaka Ponkan
C. × paradisi Macfad. or C. × paradise Macfad Grapefruit, pink/white grapefruit
C. reticulata × C. paradisi Tangelo
C. reticulata Blanco Mandarin, tangerine, Phlegraean mandarin, ougan
C. reticulata × C. sinensis Tangor
C. × sinensis (L.) Osbeck Orange, Valencia orange, blood orange, sweet orange
C. unshiu Marc. Satsuma mandarin, Mandarin orange