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{{short description|Subspecies of citrus fruit}} |
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'''Laraha''' (''Citrus aurantium currassuviencis'') is a [[citrus]] tree that grows on the island of [[Curaçao]], and the [[fruit]]s of this tree. A descendant of the [[Orange (fruit)| domesticated orange]], the fruit of the Laraha is too [[bitter (taste)|bitter]] and too fibrous to be considered edible. |
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{{Infobox cultivar |
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| name = Laraha |
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| species = ''Citrus × sinensis subsp. currassuviencis'' |
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| cultivar = 'Laraha' |
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| origin = [[Curaçao]], south Caribbean |
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'''Laraha''' (''Citrus × aurantium'' subsp. ''currassuviencis''),<ref>{{cite web |title=Citrus sinensis xx currassuviencis |url=http://eol.org/pages/11573508/overview |publisher=eol.org |access-date=8 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211160557/http://eol.org/pages/11573508/overview |archive-date=11 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> or ''Curaçao orange'' (''Citrus aurantium'' var. ''currassuviencis''),<ref name="beer">{{cite web|last1=Carpenter|first1=Dave|title=Orange Appeal|url=https://beerandbrewing.com/VPiAlSoAAJmCc6q9/article/orange-appeal|publisher=beerandbrewing.com|access-date=8 February 2017|date=9 May 2015}}</ref> is the name of a [[citrus]] tree that grows on the island of [[Curaçao]], and also the [[fruit]] of this tree. The name is cognate with [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ''laranja'' for the orange. A descendant of the [[Orange (fruit)|orange]], the fruit of the laraha is too [[bitter (taste)|bitter]] and too fibrous to be considered edible. |
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==History and use== |
==History and use== |
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[[Seville orange]] trees transplanted on Curaçao from [[Spain]] in 1527 did not thrive in the arid climate and soil of this Southern [[Caribbean]] island.<ref name="beer"/> As the trees were then abandoned, the fruit [[evolution|evolved]] from a bright orange color into the green laraha. The dried peels of the laraha, however, were discovered to be pleasantly aromatic,<ref name="beer"/> and experimentation with the extracts of these peels led to the creation of [[Curaçao liqueur]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Bitter orange]] |
*[[Bitter orange]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{cite book | first = Alan Fredric | last = Benjamin | year = 2002 | title = Jews of the Dutch Caribbean | publisher = Routledge | isbn = 0-415-27439-7}} |
*{{cite book | first = Alan Fredric | last = Benjamin | year = 2002 | title = Jews of the Dutch Caribbean | publisher = Routledge | isbn = 0-415-27439-7}} |
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*{{cite book | first = Albert | last = Gastmann | year = 1978 | title = Historical Dictionary of the French and Netherlands Antilles | publisher = Scarecrow Press | isbn = 0-8108-1153-7 | page = 110 }} |
*{{cite book | first = Albert | last = Gastmann | year = 1978 | title = Historical Dictionary of the French and Netherlands Antilles | publisher = Scarecrow Press | isbn = 0-8108-1153-7 | page = 110 }} |
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[[Category:Citrus]] |
[[Category:Citrus]] |
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[[Category:Flora of Curaçao]] |
[[Category:Flora of Curaçao]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:25, 13 August 2023
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| Laraha | |
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| Species | Citrus × sinensis subsp. currassuviencis |
| Cultivar | 'Laraha' |
| Origin | Curaçao, south Caribbean |
Laraha (Citrus × aurantium subsp. currassuviencis),[1] or Curaçao orange (Citrus aurantium var. currassuviencis),[2] is the name of a citrus tree that grows on the island of Curaçao, and also the fruit of this tree. The name is cognate with Portuguese laranja for the orange. A descendant of the orange, the fruit of the laraha is too bitter and too fibrous to be considered edible.
History and use
[edit]Seville orange trees transplanted on Curaçao from Spain in 1527 did not thrive in the arid climate and soil of this Southern Caribbean island.[2] As the trees were then abandoned, the fruit evolved from a bright orange color into the green laraha. The dried peels of the laraha, however, were discovered to be pleasantly aromatic,[2] and experimentation with the extracts of these peels led to the creation of Curaçao liqueur.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Citrus sinensis xx currassuviencis". eol.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Carpenter, Dave (9 May 2015). "Orange Appeal". beerandbrewing.com. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- Benjamin, Alan Fredric (2002). Jews of the Dutch Caribbean. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-27439-7.
- Gastmann, Albert (1978). Historical Dictionary of the French and Netherlands Antilles. Scarecrow Press. p. 110. ISBN 0-8108-1153-7.
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