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Taxon:  Citrus bergamia Risso & Poit. (Citrus Bergamot Orange Group)



Summary
Genus:
Citrus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:
10698
Place of publication:
Hist. nat. orangers 1:111, t. 53-56. 1819
Comment:
[considered by some as the hybrid C. medica × (C. maxima × C. reticulata)]
Verified:
12/17/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Citrus aurantium L. subsp. bergamia (Risso & Poit.) Wight & Arn. ex Engl.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Citrus aurantium L. var. bergamia Loisel.
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Reference(s)
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  3. Carpenter, J. B. & P. C. Reece. Catalog of genera, species, and subordinate taxa in the orange subfamily Aurantioideae (Rutaceae). 1969
  4. Cautela, D. et al. 2008. Estimating bergamot juice adulteration of lemon juice by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of flavanone glycosides. J. Agric. Food Chem. 56:5407-5414.
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Common names
English
bergamot orange –
French
bergamotier –
bergamotte –
German
Bergamotte –
Italian
bergamotto –
Portuguese
baranjeira-bergamota –
bergamota –
Spanish
bergamoto –
Transliterated Arabic
lim meschi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
Cultivated
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesadulterant Cautela, D. et al. 2008. Estimating bergamot juice adulteration of lemon juice by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of flavanone glycosides. J. Agric. Food Chem. 56:5407-5414.
Food additivesflavoring Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 19:83-86.
Materialsessential oils Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10698. Accessed 13 December 2025.


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