is a

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and highly sweet

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ese

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that is a

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 " ...

, a

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of the Murcott tangor with " Kuchinotsu No.37", which in turn is a hybrid of the

Kiyomi ('' Citrus unshiu'' × '' sinensis'') is a Japanese, sweet citrus fruit that is a hybrid of a ''Miyagawa Wase'' mikan and an orange. The new breed was the first tangor created in Japan in 1949. It was named Kiyomi after the temple and the la ...

tangor and a

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tangor/ Willowleaf mandarin cross, " Encore No. 2". It was registered as "

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 " ...

Nōrin No.8" in 1998 and as "Variety registration No.9398" under the Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act in 2001. It weighs and has an oblate shape. The rind is thin and easily peelable. Its flavor is pleasant, aromatic, and similar to the Murcott. The fruit ripens in February. Its sugar level is very high at 12–13 ° Bx whereas its citric acid is low (0.8–1.0%).

In South Korea

In South Korea, Setoka is called ''Cheonhyehyang'' (, 天惠香). Starting from 2000s, Cheonhyehyang has been farmed in the warm

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. From mid-2010s however,

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has allowed Cheonhyehyang to be cultivated as North as the

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province.

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Citrus Japanese fruit {{Rutaceae-stub

In South Korea

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