An orangelo (
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
''chironja'' – ''C. paradisi'' × ''C. sinensis'') is a
hybrid
Hybrid may refer to:
Science
* Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding
** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species
** Hybridity, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two dif ...
citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. The genus ''Citrus'' is native to ...
fruit believed to have originated in
Puerto Rico
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. The fruit, a cross between a
grapefruit and an
orange
Orange most often refers to:
*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
* ...
, had spontaneously appeared in the shade-providing trees grown on
coffee
Coffee is a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content. It is the most popular hot drink in the world.
Seeds of ...
plantations in the Puerto Rican highlands.
In 1956, Carlos G. Moscoso, from the Horticulture, Agricultural Extension Service of the
University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico ( es, Universidad de Puerto Rico, UPR) is the main public university system in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is a government-owned corporation with 11 campuses and approximately 58,000 students and 5,3 ...
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.'' In Puerto Rican Spanish, the name is a
portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of words[orange
Orange most often refers to:
*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
* ...](_blank)
(
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
A grapefruit spoon is a utensil usually similar in design to a teaspoon that tapers to a sharp edge or teeth, the intent of the front serration
Serration is a saw-like appearance or a row of sharp or tooth-like projections. A serrated cu ...
), but are sweeter and brighter in color than grapefruit, as well as being easier to peel.
[ They are round to pear-shaped, with 9–13 segments.][
]
References
External links
Chironja
at the Citrus Variety Collection
The UCR Citrus Variety Collection (CVC) is one of the most important collections of citrus diversity in the world. It is used for research, plant breeding, and educational extension activities on the UC Riverside campus in Riverside, California.
...
.
THE PUERTO RICAN CHIRONJA – A new type of citrus
Chironja
at Citrus ID
The Puerto Rican chironja—new all- purpose citrus fruit
Grapefruit
Oranges (fruit)
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