- Citrus japonica 'Crassifolia'
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Citrus japonica 'Crassifolia' Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Genus: Citrus Species: Citrus japonica Crassifolia Binomial name Citrus japonica Citrus japonica 'Crassifolia' is a species of Kumquat. They are also called, Miewa Kumquat, Round Kumquat, Sweet Kumquat. The flesh is sweet and is commonly eaten raw. They are cultivated for its edible fruit and as an ornamental plant. They are native to China. They are grown in Japan. The fruit can also be made into jams and jellies. The fruit are usually eaten fresh. This species has been introduced to the USA as an ornamental plant. It is cold-hardy and can withstand mild winters. It can be kept as a houseplant. It is an evergreen.
Carl Peter Thunberg originally classified the kumquats as members of the citrus genus in 1784 in his book Flora Japonica. They were moved to a new genus, Fortunella, in 1915 by Walter T. Swingle in honor of Robert Fortune. In accordance with the 1994 Tokyo Code of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, the genus name reverted to Citrus.[1][2][3]
Notes
- ^ International Code of Botanical Nomenclature(Tokyo Code) 1994 Ch. II, Sec. III Article 11.3 "For any taxon from family to genus inclusive, the correct name is the earliest legitimate one with the same rank"
- ^ Nicolosi et al. (Theor. Appl. Genetics 100: 1155–1166. 2000)
- ^ Mabberley (Blumea 49: 481–498. 2004)
External links
Categories:- Citrus
- Flora of China
- Fruits originating in Asia
- House plants
- Ornamental trees
- Garden plants of Asia
- Rutaceae stubs
- Fruit stubs
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