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tangerine
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The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in colour, that is considered either a variety of the mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata), or a closely related species, under the name Citrus tangerina, or yet as a hybrid ('''Citrus × tangerina''') of mandarin orange varieties, with some pomelo contribution.
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The tangerine, scientifically classified as *Citrus ×tangerina*, is a species within the genus *Citrus*. It belongs to the family Rutaceae and is categorized as a fruit tree. The species is named after Tangier and has a chromosome count of 18. Its color is orange, and it is used as a fruit. The plant was described by the source Gujin Tushu Jicheng.
According to Plants of the World, the name *Citrus reticulata* is associated with the common name tangerine, which is native to Southeast China. The organism is part of the Plantae kingdom. On iNaturalist, it has recorded 9,867 observations. The tangerine is represented by the Unicode character 🍊.
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Species
tangerine
species
Common Name: tangerine
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- fruit tree
- Parent taxon
- Citrus
- Named after
- Tangier
- Image
- TangerineFruit.jpg
- Has use
- fruit
Show 8 more facts
- taxon name
- Citrus ×tangerina
- Commons category
- Tangerines
- Unicode character
- 🍊
- taxon rank
- species
- color
- orange
- described by source
- Gujin Tushu Jicheng
- chromosome count
- 18
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Production
- Varieties
- Nutrition
- References
- External links
The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in colour, that is considered either a variety of the mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata), or a closely related species, under the name Citrus tangerina, or yet as a hybrid ('''Citrus × tangerina''') of mandarin orange varieties, with some pomelo contribution.
== Etymology==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “tangerine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.