new terms / synonyms for citrus terms

[Pankaj Jaiswal]

Dear Adriana,

Thank you so much for the information. I appreciate your help.
Please see my suggestions inserted below and let me know your feedback.

-Pankaj

Alercia, Adriana (IPGRI - Rome) wrote:

> Dear Pankaj,
> 
> Sorry, if this took time but I wanted to double check with one of the 
> world international expert on citrus, Dr Roland Cottin,  who provided 
> the following definitions which I hope will be useful for this exercise 
> which I think is really important for our community. They are as follows:
> 
> QUOTE
> 
> In my opinion :
>  
> - Albedo = mesocarp of Citrus fruits, inner part of peel (skin, rind) 
> often spongious and almost always white (Albedo word come from Alba = white)

Okay

> - Flavedo = epicarp of Citrus fruits, outer part of peel (skin, rind) 
> that contains oil glands, and almost always brightly coloured (Flavedo 
> word come from Flavour)

Okay

> - Pulp = common name for endocarp in Citrus fruits (also called flesh)

May be not. Do you mean all the tissue that you get after squeezing the 
juice from a fruit without peel (rind). If true then everything inside a 
segment (your definition below) including itself is pulp.


> - Endocarp = Inner part of the citrus fruit, composed of less than 5 to 
> more than 15 segments and a central axis, less or more hollow
This is equivalent to fruit locule. We might have to look at it. The 
central axis is  PO:0004540 : fruit columella.
Therefore your description of endocarp may need revision. May be that it 
is the same as what you call below a 'segment'.
> - Segment = type of bag in pulp which contains juice vesicles (also 
> called juice bags) and seeds (in case of seedy fruits)

See above. It may be something different.


> - Juice bag = little bag, gathered in a bigger one (segment) that may 
> contains generally coloured juice. Some relatives to Citrus fruits have 
> "Juice bag" but without juice, only membrane !

Okay.


> UNQUOTE
> 
> Hope this helps and please do not hesitate to contact Roland should you 
> require further information.
>  
> Adriana
>