Citrus aurantium 'Foetifera'......at PALERMO BOTANICAL GARDENS
 
Immature fruit of the old bitter orange variety 'Foetifera' already showing the multiple skin layers of this old variety .
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BIGARADIER A FRUIT FETIFERE from
"Histoire Naturelle des Orangers"
(Paris 1818) by Poiteau and Risso.
photo by Vivai Oscar Tintori of the fruit growing in their collection
The Latin word 'foetifera' is said to mean 'causing fruitfulness' - in this case probably a reference to the appearance of fruits within a fruit.
X Citrus deliciosa Ten. var. Bombayensis Riccobono in Bollett. Soc. Ortic.
Mut. Soccors. Palermo XVI (1918) p. 8 ( = C. Bigaradia x C. Auran-
tium).