Thanks a lot, Singh ji On Mon, 29 Dec 2025 at 18:53, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Garg ji, I have given my comments on all posts on that page > I have been working on this small tree growing just below our flat. > Initially I also thought it as C. japonica. My description resembled Citrus > madurensis Lour as described in eFlora of Pakistan (Fruit size 3 cm x 2.7 > cm), with C. microcarpa Bunge as its synonym. eFlora of China considered C. > madurensis as synonym of C. japonica Thunb. (but silent on C. microcarpa). > that led me to my earlier identification as japonica. > Now after a lot of studies I have concluded that fruits of C. japonica > would have fruits smaller than 1.5 cm, 3-4 chambered with 3-4 seeded mature > fruit, skin smooth shining. > C. x microcarpa Bunge on the other hand has larger fruits 2-4 cm, more > look of mandarin, especially when young (because it is hybrid between > mandarin-Citrus reticulata and C. japonica: that is why size is larger than > japonica and smaller than mandarin. more important fruit is more than 5 > chambered and more than 6 seeds (see my cut fruit), young fruit and mature > fruit for comparison. > > > > > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > > > On Mon, Dec 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Singh ji, >> What about other observations at >> https://efloraofindia.com/efi/citrus-japonica/? >> >> On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 at 11:31, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> One more confirmation >>> Today Dr Vijay Sulladmath Retired Principal Scientist, Fruit Crops, >>> identified it as Citrus x mitis Blanco >>> Luckily for me, it is synonym of C. x microcarpa according to POWO >>> >>> On Friday, December 26, 2025 at 8:36:04 PM UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I am now convinced it is Citrus x microcarpa >>>> https://www.gardenia.net/plant/citrus-microcarpa >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamansi >>>> and not Citrus japonica >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumquat >>>> >>>> >>>> On Friday, December 26, 2025 at 5:55:46 PM UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> It would be interesting to know whether this plant is round Kumquat >>>>> (Citrus japonica Lour.) or Calamondin, Calamansi (Citrus x microcarpa >>>>> Bunge). >>>>> eFlora of Pakistan treats Citrus microcarpa Bunge as synonym of C. >>>>> madurensis Lour, with fruits 30 x 27 mm. eFlora of China however, treats >>>>> C. >>>>> madurensis Lour. as synonym of C. japonica Thunb. (also followed by POWO) >>>>> but records fruit size 9-10 mm. >>>>> In our plant fruits are mostly 25 to 40 mm in size. >>>>> Please help in resolving. The tree is still is fruit, so I can verify >>>>> any feature. >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, December 8, 2025 at 8:10:09 AM UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> one more image >>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, December 8, 2025 at 8:09:28 AM UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> One more image >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 8:04:22 PM UTC+5:30 Gurcharan >>>>>>> Singh wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Some more images >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>>>>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>>>>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>>>>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>>>>>> https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *Citrus japonica* Thunb., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. >>>>>>>>> 2, 3: 208 (1780) >>>>>>>>> Syn: *Citrus madurensis* Lour., *Citrus x aurantium subsp. >>>>>>>>> japonica *(Thunb.) Engl. >>>>>>>>> Common Name: Round Kumquat, >>>>>>>>> Small shrub or small tree barely 2-3 m tall. Leaves with very >>>>>>>>> narrowly winged petiole less than 1 cm long, obovate, elliptic to >>>>>>>>> broadly >>>>>>>>> ovate, obtuse with crenulate margin. Flower usually solitary or up to >>>>>>>>> 3 in >>>>>>>>> a fascicle, subsessile, petals about 5 mm long, fruit usually less >>>>>>>>> than 3 >>>>>>>>> cm, globose with thin rind, 4-6 chambered, orange yellow when ripe. >>>>>>>>> Clicked from Vikas Puri, Delhi >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>>>>>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>>>>>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>>>>>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>>>>>>> https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/89cab031-2b8c-4a05-95f1-a7492b9a66ecn%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/89cab031-2b8c-4a05-95f1-a7492b9a66ecn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg, >> https://efloraofindia.com/ >> > -- With regards, J.M.Garg, https://efloraofindia.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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