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CITRUS RETICULATA Citrus reticulata

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Introduction
Citrus reticulata Blanco

Species

BinomialCitrus reticulata
Accepted nameCitrus reticulata Blanco
POWO statusaccepted
FamilyRutaceae
GenusCitrus
IPNI identifierurn:lsid:ipni.org:names:772038-1
ISO standardISO 3528:2012

Source: Govaerts R. (ed.), World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, accessed on 21/09/2026.

Source: ISO 3528:2012.

According to the World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP, Kew), in the extract read on 21 September 2026, Citrus reticulata Blanco is a name of rank “Species” with the status “Accepted”, placed in the family Rutaceae. The ISO catalogue for classification ICS 71.100.60 lists ISO 3528:2012 at stage 90.93; the 1977 and 1997 editions and the corrigendum ISO 3528:1997/Cor 1:1998 are marked “Withdrawn”.

Which WCVP record bears the name?

The WCVP record of Citrus reticulata Blanco carries the identifier 2724336.

Which ISO documents bear the number ISO 3528?

According to the ISO catalogue for classification ICS 71.100.60, ISO 3528:2012 is titled “Essential oil of mandarin, Italian type (Citrus reticulata Blanco)” and is at stage 90.93. In the same catalogue, ISO 3528:1997, “Oil of mandarin, Italian type (Citrus reticulata Blanco)”, is marked “Withdrawn”, at stage 95.99. The document ISO 3528:1997/Cor 1:1998, “Oil of mandarin, Italian type (Citrus reticulata Blanco) โ€” Technical Corrigendum 1”, is a technical corrigendum marked “Withdrawn”, at stage 95.99. The same catalogue lists ISO 3528:1977, “Oil of mandarin, Italy”, marked “Withdrawn”, at stage 95.99.

What is known about the oils themselves?

Which crude mandarin CPEO did Kapsaski-Kanelli et al. (2017) study?

According to Kapsaski-Kanelli et al. (2017), the original material of their study consisted of CPEOs derived from the industrial processing of four Citrus species, including mandarin, written “Mandarin, C. reticulata Blanco”. The name written by the source corresponds to Citrus reticulata Blanco, the name accepted in the WCVP. According to the authors, the four CPEOs studied were offered by a Greek fruit-juice company, whose name is not reproduced here. In the legend of Table 1, Kapsaski-Kanelli et al. (2017) expand the abbreviation CPEO as “Cold Pressed Essential Oil”. In Table 1, the sample coded C 07, under the taxon “C. reticulata”, is defined as “CPEO”.

How did Kapsaski-Kanelli et al. (2017) analyse the CPEO?

According to Kapsaski-Kanelli et al. (2017), the GC/MS analyses were performed on an Agilent Technologies 7890A gas chromatograph fitted with an HP 5MS capillary column (30 m ร— 0.25 mm ร— 0.25 ฮผm film thickness), connected to an Agilent 5957C, VL MS detector with a Triple-Axis Detector system operating in EI mode, with helium as carrier gas (1 mL/min). The initial column temperature was 60 ยฐC, raised gradually to 280 ยฐC at 3 ยฐC/min. Compounds were identified by comparing their retention indices (RI), obtained with various n-alkanes (C9โ€“C24), and their EI mass spectra with the spectra of the NIST/NBS and Wiley libraries and with the literature; the identity of the indicated compounds was further confirmed by comparison with available authentic samples. Table 2 codes the identification method: a = MS, b = RI, c = comparison with an authentic standard.

What composition did Kapsaski-Kanelli et al. (2017) report for the crude mandarin CPEO (C 07)?

According to Kapsaski-Kanelli et al. (2017), Table 2 gives the compounds of the Citrus samples as a percentage of total composition, with an RI (retention index) column and sample names that follow Table 1. The normalisation of these percentages is not specified by the source. Values given in Table 2 for the crude mandarin CPEO (C 07):

  • ฮฑ-pinene (RI 939): 0.8 % of total composition
  • myrcene (RI 991): 2.7 % of total composition
  • D-limonene (RI 1029): 80.1 % of total composition

References