A ternary plot of citrus geneology

 (jlauf.com)

82 points | by jlauf 2 days ago

4 comments

  • jihadjihad 4 hours ago
    A Persian lime is a cross between a Key lime and a lemon? I never would have guessed that, that's really interesting.
  • ok_dad 3 hours ago
    This is cool! I do wish I could search for a specific citrus by name.
  • smlacy 2 hours ago
    Seems to be missing the Etrog? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_taxonomy#Citrons

    Also, the "click to show search results" is cool but fails for "Arizona Citron" in obvious ways.

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    • madcaptenor 1 hour ago
      Apparently it's also known as the Greek citron, but I don't see it under that name either.
  • davidw 1 hour ago
    Now I wish I could try all of these.
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    • dheera 1 hour ago
      Just walk around San Jose residential neighborhoods, all the combinations are literally dropping everywhere.
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      • cwmoore 45 minutes ago
        There was a great pomelo tree around the corner from me a few years back.