Tangor
| Tangor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ortanique | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. reticulata × sinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Citrus reticulata × sinensis | |
The tangor (C. reticulata × C. sinensis) is a citrus fruit hybrid of the mandarin orange (tangerine, Citrus reticulata) and the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). 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.
Varieties
See also Mandarin_orange#Hybrids_with_mandarin_ancestry
- 'King' ("King of Siam"; formerly Citrus nobilis)
- 'Murcott' ("honey Murcott"; "Murcott honey orange"; "red"; "big red")
- 'Ortanique' (originally found in Jamaica, the name comes from the words "orange", "tangerine", and "unique")
- 'Temple' ("Magnet" of Japan)
- 'Umatilla' (misnomer "Umatilla tangelo")
- 'Pontianak' (Originally found in Indonesia, named after a provincial capital)
- 'Setoka' (Japan, hybrid of Murcott and Kuchinotsu No.37)
Satsuma tangors
- 'Iyokan' (Miyagawa × unknown sweet orange)
- 'Miyauchi Iyo' (early-ripening Iyo mutant)
- 'Othani Iyo' (late-ripening Miyauchi mutant)
- 'Kiyomi' (Miyagawa × Trovita navel orange)
- 'Seto' (Sugiyama Unshiu × Trovita navel orange)
- 'Reikou' ((Kiyomi x Encore) x (No. 5 x Marcott))
See also
References
External links
- Fruits of Warm Climates, Julia F. Morton
- Satsuma hybrids
- Temple Tangor by Citrus Variety Collection
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