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Kinkoji Unshiu
Kinkoji unshiu (''Citrus obovoidea'' × ''unshiu'') is a ''Citrus'' Hybrid (biology), hybrid cultivated for its edible fruit. Genetics Kinkoji unshiu is a graft chimera between the kinkoji (''Citrus obovoidea'') and the Citrus unshiu, satsuma mandarin (''Citrus unshiu''). Distribution It is cultivated and occurs naturally in Japan and is also grown in California. Description The fruit is moderately large (around the size of a grapefruit) and pomelo-like in shape. The Peel (fruit), rind is of a medium thickness (slightly thinner than that of a pomelo) and is pale to dark yellow in color. The flesh is bright orange in color and moderately seedy. The tree is densely branched and the leaves are leathery and Glossary of botanical terms#ovate, ovate to Glossary of botanical terms#elliptical, elliptical in shape. The flesh is juicy and has been described as having a pleasant flavor but rather mild and flat. It has been cultivated for over 70 years. See also *Kobayashi mikan *Japanese c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. ''Citrus'' is native to South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia. Indigenous people in these areas have used and domesticated various species since ancient times. Its cultivation first spread into Micronesia and Polynesia through the Austronesian expansion (–1500 BCE). Later, it was spread to the Middle East and the Mediterranean () via the incense trade route, and from Europe to the Americas. Renowned for their highly fragrant aromas and complex flavor, citrus are among the most popular fruits in cultivation. With a propensity to hybridize between species, making their taxonomy complicated, there are numerous varieties encompassing a wide range of appearance and fruit flavors. Evolution Evolutionary history The large cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossary Of Botanical Terms
This glossary of botanical terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to botany and plants in general. Terms of plant morphology are included here as well as at the more specific Glossary of plant morphology and Glossary of leaf morphology. For other related terms, see Glossary of phytopathology, Glossary of lichen terms, and List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names. A B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fruits Originating In East Asia
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (angiosperms) that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which angiosperms disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propagated using the movements of humans and other animals in a symbiotic relationship that is the means for seed dispersal for the one group and nutrition for the other; humans, and many other animals, have become dependent on fruits as a source of food. Consequently, fruits account for a substantial fraction of the world's agricultural output, and some (such as the apple and the pomegranate) have acquired extensive cultural and symbolic meanings. In common language and culinary usage, ''fruit'' normally means the seed-associated fleshy structures (or produce) of plants that typically are sweet (or sour) and edible in the raw state, such as apples, bananas, grapes, lemons, oranges, and strawberries. In botanical usage, the term ''fruit'' also i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Fruit
The following is a list of ingredients used in Japanese cuisine. Plant sources Cereal grain *Rice **Short or medium grain white rice. Regular (non-sticky) rice is called . **Mochi rice (glutinous rice)-sticky rice, sweet rice ** (brown rice) **Rice bran () – not usually eaten itself, but used for pickling, and also added to boiling water to parboil tart vegetables ** – toasted brown rice grains in and ** – ''Aspergillus'' cultures ** ** * () * (barley) Flour * starch – an alternative ingredient for potato starch * – soybean flour/meal * – (millet) flour * – starch powder * starch *Rice flour () ** ** ** ** – semi-cooked rice dried and coarsely pulverized; used as alternate breading in deep-fried dish, also used in Kansai-style confection. Medium fine ground types are called and used as breaded crust or for confection. Fine ground are **, – powdery starch made from sticky rice. ** flour *Soba flour * starch – substitutes are sold under this name, thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edible Fruits
An edible item is any item that is safe for humans to eat. "Edible" is differentiated from "palatability, eatable" because it does not indicate how an item tastes, only whether it is fit to be eaten. Nonpoisonous items found in nature – such as some edible mushroom, mushrooms, insects as food, insects, edible seaweed, seaweed, and so forth – are referred to as edible. Processed items that normally are not ingested but are specially manufactured to be so, like edible underwear or edible packaging, are also labeled as edible. Edible items in nature Humans eat thousands of plant species; there may be as many as 75,000 edible species of angiosperms, of which perhaps 7,000 are often eaten. Edible plants found in nature include List of edible flowers, flowers, List of edible seeds, seeds, berry, berries, edible seaweed, seaweed, and List of edible cacti, cacti. Being able to identify the versions of these plants that are safe to eat is an important survival skills, survival skill. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fruit Trees
A fruit tree is a tree which bears fruit that is consumed or used by animals and humans. All trees that are flowering plants produce fruit, which are the ripened ovaries of flowers containing one or more seeds. In horticultural usage, the term "fruit tree" is limited to those that provide fruit for human food. Types of fruits are described and defined elsewhere (see Fruit), but would include "fruit" in a culinary sense, as well as some nut-bearing trees, such as walnuts. The scientific study and the cultivation of fruits is called pomology, which divides fruits into groups based on plant morphology and anatomy. Some of those groups are pome fruits, which include apples and pears, and stone fruits, which include peaches/nectarines, almonds, apricots, plums and cherries. Examples * Abiu * Almond * Amla (Indian gooseberry) * Apple * Apricot * Avocado * Bael * Ber (Indian plum) * Carambola (starfruit) * Cashew * Cherry * Citrus ( orange, lemon, lime, etc.) * Coconut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citrus Hybrids
Citrus taxonomy is the botanical classification of the species, varieties, cultivars, and graft hybrids within the genus ''Citrus'' and related genera, found in cultivation and in the wild. Citrus taxonomy is complex and controversial. Cultivated citrus are derived from various citrus species found in the wild. Some are only selections of the original wild types, many others are hybrids between two or more original species, and some are backcrossed hybrids between a hybrid and one of the hybrid's parent species. Citrus plants hybridize easily between species with completely different morphologies, and similar-looking citrus fruits may have quite different ancestries. Some differ only in disease resistance. Conversely, different-looking varieties may be nearly genetically identical, and differ only by a bud mutation. Genomic analysis of wild and domesticated citrus cultivars has suggested that the progenitor of modern citrus species expanded out of the Himalayan foothills in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Citrus Fruits
This is a list of citrus fruits: Common group names * Japanese citrus * Lime (fruit), Lime ** Australian lime * Lumia (citrus), Lumia * Orange (fruit), Orange * Papeda (citrus), Papeda * Sweet lemon Citrus species Citron Clymenia Lime Mandarin Orange Papeda Other cultivars and hybrids See also * List of lemon dishes and drinks External links"The Citrus Family Tree" ''National Geographic'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Citrus Fruits, List Of Citrus, List Lists of foods Lists of plants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Citrus
Japanese citrus fruits were first mentioned in the ''Kojiki'' and ''Nihonshoki'', compiled in the 700s, and the ''Man'yōshū'' and ''Kokin Wakashū'', poetry anthologies compiled in the 700s and 900s, mention the Tachibana orange as a subject of ''Waka (poetry), waka'' poetry and describe its use as a medicinal, ornamental, and incense plant. Throughout their history, the Japanese have created and cultivated various varieties of citrus fruits, taking advantage of the mild climate that is ideal for growing citrus. In particular, from the 1600s during the Edo period (1603–1868) to the present, various varieties of citrus fruits have been produced, including Citrus unshiu, Unshū, :ja:ナツミカン, Natsumikan, Hassaku, Iyokan, and Dekopon. At present, Unshū is the most widely grown in Japan, and various cultivars have been developed. At present, the largest citrus growing areas are located in the Prefectures of Japan, prefectures of Wakayama Prefecture, Wakayama, Shizuoka P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobayashi Mikan
Kobayashi mikan (''Citrus natsudaidai'' × ''unshiu'') is a ''Citrus'' hybrid cultivated for its edible fruit. Genetics Kobayashi mikan is a graft chimera between an amanatsu (''Citrus natsudaidai'') and a satsuma mandarin (''Citrus unshiu''). Distribution It is cultivated and occurs naturally in Japan and is also grown in California. Description The fruit is small to medium in size and oblate to round in shape. The rind is mostly smooth but is normally slightly rough and is medium to bright orange in color. The flesh is dark orange and moderately seedy. The flavor is said to be tart. The tree is densely branched and has a broad crown, and the leaves are elliptical in shape. It has been cultivated for over 70 years. See also *Kinkoji unshiu *Japanese citrus *List of citrus fruits This is a list of citrus fruits: Common group names * Japanese citrus * Lime (fruit), Lime ** Australian lime * Lumia (citrus), Lumia * Orange (fruit), Orange * Papeda (citrus), Papeda * Sweet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peel (fruit)
Peel, also known as rind or skin, is the outer protective layer of a fruit or vegetable which can be peeled off. The rind is usually the botanical exocarp, but the term exocarp also includes the hard cases of nuts, which are not named peels since they are not peeled off by hand or peeler, but rather shells because of their hardness. A fruit with a thick peel, such as a citrus fruit, is called a hesperidium. In hesperidia, the inner layer (also called ''albedo'' or, among non-botanists, ''pith'') is peeled off together with the outer layer (called flavedo), and together they are called the peel. The flavedo and albedo, respectively, are the exocarp and the mesocarp. The juicy layer inside the peel (containing the seeds) is the endocarp. Uses Depending on the thickness and taste, fruit peel is sometimes eaten as part of the fruit, such as with apples. In some cases the peel is unpleasant or inedible, in which case it is removed and discarded, such as with bananas or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citrus Reticulata
A mandarin orange (''Citrus reticulata''), often simply called mandarin, is a small, rounded citrus tree fruit. Treated as a distinct species of orange, it is usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. The mandarin is small and oblate, unlike the roughly spherical sweet orange (which is a mandarin-pomelo hybrid). The taste is sweeter and stronger than the common orange. A ripe mandarin orange is firm to slightly soft, heavy for its size, and pebbly-skinned. The peel is thin and loose, with little white mesocarp, so they are usually easier to peel and to split into segments. Hybrids have these traits to lesser degrees. The mandarin orange is tender and is damaged easily by cold. It can be grown in tropical and subtropical areas. According to genetic studies, the wild mandarin was one of the original citrus species; through breeding or natural hybridization, it is the ancestor of many hybrid citrus cultivars. With the citron and pomelo, it is the ancestor of the most commerciall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
