Research Article

What the Iberian Conquest Bequeathed to Us: The Fruit Trees Introduced in Argentine Subtropic—Their History and Importance in Present Traditional Medicine

Table 1

The citric of NEA: local varieties and their botanical identity. The * indicates the presumable local ethnovarieties.

Local nameLocal varietyBotanical speciesVoucher

CidraCidraCitrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.Stampella 34 (LP)

PomeloPomelo cidraC. maxima × Citrus × aurantium L.Not collected
Pomelo blanco*C. × aurantium (grupo pomelo)Stampella 19 (LP)
Pomelo rosadoC. × aurantium (grupo pomelo)Stampella 78 (CFS)

ApepúApepú silvestre*C. × aurantium (grupo naranja amarga)Stampella and Hilgert 10 (LP)
Apepú casera*C. × aurantium (grupo naranja amarga)Stampella 85 (CFS)
Apepú dulce*C. × aurantium (grupo naranja amarga)Stampella 53 (CFS)

NaranjaNaranja silvestre*C. × aurantium (grupo naranja dulce)Stampella 128 (LP)
Naranja silvestre de fruto grandeC. × aurantium (grupo naranja dulce)Stampella 162 (CFS)
Naranja casera*C. × aurantium (grupo naranja dulce)Stampella 112 (CFS)
Naranja injertadaC. × aurantium + Citrus trifoliata L.Commercial cultivar
Naranja de ombligo (injertada)C. × aurantium “Ombligo”+ C. trifoliata Commercial cultivar
Naranja calderónC. × aurantium “Calderón”Commercial cultivar
Naranja que guíaC. × aurantium Not collected

MandarinaMandarina silvestre*Citrus reticulata Blanco “Común de Concordia”Stampella 103 (LP)
Mandarina casera*C. reticulata “Común de Concordia”Stampella 121 (CFS)
Mandarina injertada (con lima)Citrus reticulata “Okitsu” (=C. unshiu) + Citrus × limettioides TanakaCommercial cultivar
Mandarina injertada (con limón cidra)Citrus reticulata “Encore”+ Citrus × limon (L.) Osbeck (=C. jambhiri Lush.)Stampella 116 (LP)
Mandarina injerto con apepúC. reticulata “Encore”Stampella, Cabanillas, and Hilgert 172 (CFS)
Mandarina colorada o mandarinolaC. reticulata “Cleopatra” (=C. reshni Tanaka)Stampella, Cabanillas, and Hilgert 170 (CFS)
Mandarina colorada japonesaC. reticulata “Okitsu” Stampella, Cabanillas, and Hilgert 175 (CFS)
Mandarina bergamotaC. reticulata “Encore”Stampella 86 (CFS)

LimónLimón o limón común*C. × taitensis Risso (=C. limonia Osb.)Stampella 80 (LP)
Limón amarilloCitrus × limon “Verna” (=C. limon)Commercial cultivar
Limón limaCitrus × latifolia TanakaStampella, Keller, Núñez, and Dutra 60 (CFS)
Limón cidra o limón rugosoCitrus × limon (L.) Osbeck (=C. jambhiri)Stampella, Hilgert, and Furlan 132 (CFS)
Limón sutíl o lima ácidaCitrus × aurantifolia (Christm.) SwingleNot collected
Limón real o limón aromáticoCitrus × limon (L.) Osbeck (C. × latifolia × C. maxima?)Stampella, Cabanillas, and Hilgert 177 (CFS)

LimaLima, lima dulceCitrus × limettioides TanakaStampella 79 (CFS)

QuinotoQuinotoCitrus japonica Thunb. (=Fortunella japonica [Thunb.] Swingle)Stampella, Hilgert, and Furlan 150 (CFS)

Trifoliata Trifoliata Citrus trifoliata L. (=Poncirus trifoliata Raf.)Not collected