Ugli

Ugli - Photo by Herb Neufeld

Ugli is a fruit created by hybridizing a grapefruit, orange and tangerine. It originates from Jamaica.

As the name suggests, it is not a very beautiful fruit. It has a rough, wrinkled, greenish-yellow surface.

Names

Scientific
   Citrus reticulata
English
   Ugli
   Ugli fruit
Dutch
   Ugli
Spanish
   Ugli
German
   Ugli

Taxonomy

Genus
   Citrus
Family
   Rutaceae
Order
   Sapindales

Basic information and facts

Origin:

Jamaica

Distribution:

Mainly grown in Jamaica.

Fruits:

Ugli fruits are a type of Citrus fruit with a rough and wrinkled surface, usually with a greenish-yellow color. The juicy flesh is sweet and has some resemblance to the taste of tangerine but is slightly more sour.

Climate and weather:

Ugli fruit grows in a tropical climate.

Harvesting:

hand picking of the fruits.

Uses:

Ugli is used as a hand fruit just like oranges and tangerines.

Crop categories

Fruits
Tropical crops

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