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Citrus ×tangelo
Sign in to saveThe tangelo ( , ; C. reticulata × C. maxima or × C. paradisi), Citrus × tangelo, is a citrus fruit hybrid of a Citrus reticulata variety, such as mandarin orange or tangerine, and a Citrus maxima variety, such as a pomelo or grapefruit. The name is a portmanteau of 'tangerine' and 'pomelo'.
OverviewAI-generated
Citrus ×tangelo is a plant species classified within the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, and family Rutaceae. The taxon is associated with the "Citrus Tangelo group" on Commons.
Records for this species are held by institutions including CM and UF. Occurrence data indicates presence in the United States, with a total of 56 occurrences recorded. Additionally, four media items are linked to four specific records.
Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyRutaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Collections
- CM, UF
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- useful plant
- Parent taxon
- Citrus
- Image
- Minneola fruit 3.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Citrus Tangelo group
- taxon name
- Citrus ×tangelo
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon common name
- tangelo
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Varieties
- Orlando
- Minneola
- Jamaican tangelo
- K-Early (Sunrise)
- Mapo
- Seminole
- Thornton
- Novel varieties
- Drug interactions unlikely
- Notes
- References
The tangelo ( , ; C. reticulata × C. maxima or × C. paradisi), Citrus × tangelo, is a citrus fruit hybrid of a Citrus reticulata variety, such as mandarin orange or tangerine, and a Citrus maxima variety, such as a pomelo or grapefruit. The name is a portmanteau of 'tangerine' and 'pomelo'.
Tangelos are the size of an adult fist, have a tart and tangy taste, and are juicy (with less flesh inside). They generally have loose skin and are easier to peel than oranges, readily distinguished from them by a characteristic bump at the stem. Tangelos can be used as a substitute for mandarin oranges or sweet oranges.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Citrus ×tangelo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.