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
Order
Sapindales
Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Citrus
Species
Citrus reticulata (Ugli)
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
Mediterranean crops
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Pictures
Ugli - Photo by Lara604