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is a cultivar
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of tangor
The tangor (''C. reticulata'' × ''C. sinensis'') is a citrus fruit hybrid of the mandarin orange (''Citrus reticulata'') and the sweet orange (''Citrus sinensis''). The name "tangor" is a formation from the "tang" of tangerine and the "or" of " ...
. It is a citrus hybrid
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. Cultiva ...
of a hybrid of Kiyomi and Encore (Kiyomi–Encore No. 5) and Murcott tangor.
Description
The fruit can be easily peeled by hand. It has a sugar content of between 12% and 13%, with some fruits reaching 15%. The fruit weighs around , relatively large for a tangor, and is a reddish-orange colour. It fruits in late January. It does not produce pollen, so it must be pollinated by another species of citrus. Itssystematic name
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is after Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,450 and a density of 646.29 persons per km2. The total area was 9.98 km2.
On March 31, 2006, Kuchinotsu, along wi ...
where it was bred. It was hybridized in 1984, with its name registered in 2004 and the variety registered in 2005. The first fruits came on sale in 2007.
See also
* Setoka * TsunonozomiReferences
External links
* Citrus hybrids Japanese fruit {{Rutaceae-stub