A clementine is a tangor,a citrus fruit hybrid between a willowleaf mandarin orange and a sweet orange,named in honor of Clément Rodier,a French missionary who first discovered and propagated the cultivar in Algeria. The exterior is a deep orange colour with a smooth,glossy appearance. Clementines can be separated into 7 to 14 segments. Similar to tangerines,they tend to be easy to peel. They are typically juicy and sweet,with less acid than oranges. Their oils,like other citrus fruits,contain mostly limonene as well as myrcene,linalool,α-pinene and many complex aromatics.
A mandarin orange,often simply called mandarin,is a small,rounded citrus tree fruit. Treated as a distinct species of orange,it is usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. The mandarin is small and oblate,unlike the roughly spherical sweet orange. The taste is sweeter and stronger than the common orange. A ripe mandarin orange is firm to slightly soft,heavy for its size,and pebbly-skinned. The peel is thin and loose,with little white mesocarp,so they are usually easier to peel and to split into segments. Hybrids have these traits to lesser degrees. The mandarin orange is tender and is damaged easily by cold. It can be grown in tropical and subtropical areas.
The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in color,that is considered either a variety of Citrus reticulata,the mandarin orange,or a closely related species,under the name Citrus tangerina,or yet as a hybrid of mandarin orange varieties,with some pomelo contribution.
A lime is a citrus fruit,which is typically round,lime green in colour,3–6 centimetres (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter,and contains acidic juice vesicles.
The pomelo,also known as a shaddock,is the largest citrus fruit. It is an ancestor of several cultivated citrus species,including the bitter orange and the grapefruit. It is a natural,non-hybrid,citrus fruit,native to Southeast Asia. Similar in taste to a sweet grapefruit,the pomelo is commonly eaten and used for festive occasions throughout Southeast and East Asia. As with the grapefruit,phytochemicals in the pomelo have the potential for drug interactions.
Citrus unshiu is a semi-seedless and easy-peeling citrus species,also known as the satsuma mandarin or Japanese mandarin. 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 prone to infertility. Citrus unshiu became popular in Japan after modernization started in the Meiji period. It was introduced to the West from the Satsuma region of Japan in 1878.
Citrus depressa (Citrus ×depressa,formerly C. pectinifera,Okinawan:シークヮーサー/シークァーサー,romanized: shiikwaasa,Japanese:ヒラミレモン,romanized: hirami remon or シークヮーサー,shiikwāsā,in English sometimes called shiikuwasha,shequasar,Taiwan tangerine,Okinawa lime,flat lemon,hirami lemon,or thin-skinned flat lemon,is a small citrus fruit often harvested and used when green,rich in flavonoids and native to East Asia.
The tangor is a citrus fruit hybrid of the mandarin orange and the sweet orange. The name "tangor" is a formation from the "tang" of tangerine and the "or" of "orange." Also called the temple orange,its thick rind is easy to peel and its bright orange pulp is sour-sweet and full-flavoured.
Rangpur,Citrus ×limonia or Citrus reticulata ×medica,sometimes called the rangpur lime,mandarin lime or lemandarin,is a hybrid between the mandarin orange and the citron. It is a citrus fruit with a very acidic taste and an orange peel and flesh.
Sweet lemon and sweet lime refer to groups of citrus hybrids that contain low acid pulp and juice. They are hybrids often similar to non-sweet lemons or limes,but with less citron parentage. Sweet limes and lemons are not sharply separated:
The sweet lime,Citrus limettioides Tan.,is often confused with the sweet lemon,C. limetta Tan.,which,in certain areas,is referred to as "sweet lime". In some of the literature,it is impossible to tell which fruit is under discussion.
Japanese citrus fruits were first mentioned in the Kojiki and Nihonshoki,compiled in the 700s,and the Man'yōshū and Kokin Wakashū,poetry anthologies compiled in the 700s and 900s,mention the Tachibana orange as a subject of waka poetry and describe its use as a medicinal,ornamental,and incense plant.
The kishu mikan,from Japanese Kishūmikan (紀州蜜柑),is a hybrid variety of mikan,or mandarin orange,found in Southern China and also grown in Japan.
Rhobs al-Arsa is a very popular citrus fruit in Morocco.
Citrus taxonomy is the botanical classification of the species,varieties,cultivars,and graft hybrids within the genus Citrus and related genera,found in cultivation and in the wild.
Jabara is a hybrid species of plant and fruit that is among the Japanese citrus.
Citrus mangshanensis,the mangshanyegan,is a wild citrus fruit species.
The Murcott is a tangor,or mandarin–sweet orange hybrid.
The tachibana orange is a variety of mandarin orange,a citrus fruit. They grow wild in the forests of Japan and are referred to in the poetry of the early Japanese and Ryukyu Islands kingdoms. The Tanaka System assigns them their own species,while the Swingle System places them in the same species with other mandarin oranges.
Koji orange,also known as the smooth-fruited orange,is a Citrus species native to Japan. The specific epithet (leiocarpa) comes from the Greek λεῖοςleîos'smooth',and καρπόςkarpós'fruit'. It is a taxonomical synonym of Citrus aurantium.
Mandarin oranges are cultivated in many varieties. These include both the original wild mandarins and many hybrid varieties with other Citrus species.
