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Binomial name. Citrus unshiu. (Yu.Tanaka ex Swingle) Marcow. Citrus unshiu is a semi-seedless and easy-peeling citrus species, also known as the satsuma mandarin or Japanese mandarin. [ 1] During the Edo period of Japan, kishu mikans were more popular because there was a popular superstition that eating Citrus unshiu without seeds made people ...
Mandarin orange. The mandarin orange ( Citrus reticulata ), also known as mandarin or mandarine, is a small, rounded citrus tree fruit. Treated as a distinct species of orange, [ 1] it is usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. [ 1] Tangerines are a group of orange-colored citrus fruit consisting of hybrids of mandarin orange with some pomelo ...
California, United States. 'Encore' mandarin is a citrus cultivar. [1] This cultivar is a hybrid between two mandarins (King x Willowleaf ), obtained by H.B. Frost, in California. It began to be commercialized from 1965. It is cultivated in Japan, in greenhouses. In Portugal, its area has increased due to the high prices of the fruits, but at ...
Dekopon (デコポン) is a seedless and sweet variety of satsuma orange . It is a hybrid between Kiyomi and ponkan (Nakano no. 3), developed in Japan in 1972. [ 1][ 2] Originally a brand name, "Dekopon" has become a genericized trademark and it is used to refer to all brands of the fruit; the generic name is shiranuhi or shiranui (不知火 ...
Citrus poonensis: Ponkan (Citrus poonensis; "Chinese Honey Orange") is a high-yield sweet Citrus cultivar with large fruits in the size of an orange. It is a citrus hybrid (mandarin × pomelo), though it was once thought to be a pure mandarin. Taiwan tangerine Flat lemon Hirami lemon Thin-skinned flat lemon Citrus × depressa: Tangelo Honeybell
Citrus speciesand citrus hybridstypically described as cold-hardy generally display an ability to withstand wintertime temperatures below −5 to −10 °C (23 to 14 °F). Cold-hardycitrus may be generally accepted 'true' species (e.g. Satsuma mandarin, kumquat) or hybrids (e.g. citrange) involving various other citrus species.
Satsuma District, Kagoshima, a district in Kagoshima Prefecture. Satsuma Domain, a southern Japanese feudal domain led by the Shimazu clan comprising Satsuma Province, Ōsumi Province, and parts of Hyuga Province on the Kyushu island, as well as parts of Ryukyu Islands. Satsuma Peninsula, a peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Kinkoji unshiu is a graft chimera between the kinkoji (Citrus obovoidea) and the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu). Distribution. It is cultivated and occurs naturally in Japan and is also grown in California. Description. The fruit is moderately large (around the size of a grapefruit) and pomelo-like in shape.