Orangelo

An orangelo (Spanish chironja - C. ×paradisi × C. ×sinensis) is a hybrid citrus fruit believed to have originated in Puerto Rico. The fruit, a cross between a grapefruit and an orange, had spontaneously appeared in the shade-providing trees grown on coffee plantations in the Puerto Rican highlands.

In 1956, Carlos G. Moscoso, from the Horticulture, Agricultural Extension Service of the University of Puerto Rico noticed trees that grew fruits that were larger and a brighter yellow than those of the other trees on the plantations. Rootstock trials led to the development of the hybrid commonly known as the chironja. Its name in both languages is a portmanteau of the words orange (Puerto Rican Spanish: china) and grapefruit (toronja).

Orangelos are often eaten in the same manner as grapefruit (cut in half and eaten with a grapefruit spoon), but are sweeter and brighter in color than grapefruit, as well as being easier to peel.

References

External links

The orangelo's history
Chironja at the Citrus Variety Collection.
THE PUERTO RICAN CHIRONJA - A new type of citrus
Chironja at Citrus ID
The Puerto Rican chironja—new all- purpose citrus fruit

Citrus

True species	Citron Indian wild orange Kumquat Mandarin Mangshanyegan Papeda Pomelo Clymenia Australian and Papuan wild limes

Major hybrids	Grapefruit Lemon Lime Orange

True and hybrid cultivars	Alemow Amanatsu Bergamot orange Bizzaria Bitter orange Blood lime Blood orange Buddha's hand Cam sành Cara cara navel Cherry orange Citrange Citrumelo Clementine Daidai Dekopon Fairchild tangerine Florentine citron Hassaku orange Hebesu Hyuganatsu Imperial lemon Iyokan Jabara Jaffa orange Kabbad Kabosu Kaffir lime Kakadu lime Kalpi Key lime Khasi papeda Kinnow Kiyomi Laraha Lumia Mandelo Mandora Melanesian papeda Melogold Meyer lemon Murcott Myrtle-leaved orange tree Ōgonkan Orangelo/Chironja Oroblanco Palestinian sweet lime Persian lime Perrine lemon Pixie mandarin Ponderosa lemon Ponkan Rangpur Reikou Rhobs el Arsa Rough lemon Sakurajima komikan orange Sanboken Satsuma mandarin Setoka Shangjuan Shonan Gold Sudachi Sweet lemon Sweet limetta Tangelo Tangerine Tangor Ugli fruit Valencia orange Variegated pink lemon Winged lime Xã Đoài orange Yuukou mandarin Yuzu

Non-hybrid Citrons	Balady citron Corsican citron Diamante citron Fingered citron Greek citron Moroccan citron Yemenite citron

Non-hybrid Mandarins	Nanfengmiju Cleopatra mandarin Shīkwāsā

Non-hybrid Papedas	Ichang papeda Citrus halimii or Mountain "citron"

Non-hybrid Pomelos	Banpeiyu

Australian and Papuan citrus (Microcitrus, Eromocitrus, and Clymenia subgenera)	Australian outback lime Australian round lime Brown River finger lime Desert lime Mount white lime (Microcitrus) New Guinea wild lime Russell River lime Clymenia

Kumquat/Fortunella hybrids (×Citrofortunella)	Calamondin Citrangequat Limequat Orangequat Procimequat Sunquat Yuzuquat

Related genera	Citrus glauca Poncirus/Trifoliate orange Triphasia Brassii Grandifolia Trifolia

Drinks	Chūhai Curaçao Grapefruit juice Lemonade Limeade Orange juice Yuja hwachae Yujacha

Products	Calcium citrate Citric acid Lemonene Limonene Neroli Orange flower water Orange oil Succade Zest

Diseases	Black spot CTV/Tristeza Exocortis Greening Mal secco Phytophthora citricola

Related topics	The Citrus Industry Citrus production Citrus rootstock Citrus taxonomy Cold-hardy citrus Hesperidium Japanese citrus List of citrus fruits Mother Orange Tree Orangery University of California Citrus Experiment Station University of California, Riverside Citrus Variety Collection

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