Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
Tahiti Citrus
Tahiti Citrus is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Orange, Orlando, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Tahiti |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus aurantiifolia |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Florida, Orange, Orlando |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006870, POM00006871.
