Shekwasha

Shekwasha

Taxobox
name = Shekwasa
image_width = 250px
image_caption = Shekwasha's on a tree
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
subclassis = Rosidae
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Rutaceae
genus = "Citrus"
species = "C. "×" depressa"
binomial = "Citrus "×" depressa"
binomial_authority = (Hayata)

Shekwasha ("Citrus" × "depressa", formerly "C. pectinifera", Okinawan シークヮーサー or シークァーサー "shīkwāsā", Japanese ヒラミレモン "hirami remon"), in English sometimes called Taiwan tangerine, flat lemon, hirami lemon, or thin-skinned flat lemon, is a small, green citrus fruit rich in flavonoids and native to Taiwan and Okinawa, Japan. Eastern Asia. Very sour, it is often used like lemon or lime to garnish dishes, but is also used to make a yellow juice, which can be thinned or sweetened.

"Shekwasha" is occasionally translated into English as kalamansî, but strictly speaking this is a different fruit.


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