The tangor (''C. reticulata'' × ''C. sinensis'') is a

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fruit hybrid of the

mandarin orange 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 ...

(''Citrus reticulata'') and the sweet orange (''Citrus sinensis''). The name "tangor" is a formation from the "tang" of

tangerine The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in colour, that is considered either a variety of the mandarin orange (''Citrus reticulata''), or a closely related species, under the name ''Citrus tangerina'', or yet as a hybrid (''Citr ...

and the "or" of "orange." Also called the temple orange, its thick rind is easy to peel and its bright orange pulp is sour-sweet and full-flavoured.

Varieties

Tangors are purposely bred or accidental hybrids of the sweet orange (''Citrus sinensis'') and the mandarin (''Citrus reticulata''), producing several varieties. * '

Clementine A clementine (''Citrus × clementina'') is a tangor, a citrus fruit hybrid between a willowleaf mandarin orange ( ''C.'' × ''deliciosa'') and a sweet orange (''C. × sinensis''), named in honor of Clément Rodier, a French missionary who f ...

' ( Willowleaf × unknown sweet orange) (a commercially important cultivar) * 'King' (" King of Siam"; formerly ''Citrus nobilis'') * ' Tsunonozomi' (Kiyomi x Encore) * ' Murcott' ("honey Murcott"; "Murcott honey orange"; "red"; "big red") * 'Ortanique' (originally found in Jamaica, the name comes from the words "orange", "tangerine", and "unique"). In 1939, David Daniel Phillips was recognised by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) as the creator of the ortanique. * 'Temple' (Willowleaf × unknown sweet orange) (believed to be the same as the "magnet" variety of Japan) * 'Umatilla' (misnomer "Umatilla tangelo") * 'Pontianak' (originally found in Indonesia, named after a provincial capital) * ' Setoka' (Japan, hybrid of Murcott and Kuchinotsu No.37) * 'Gonggan' (China)

Satsuma tangors

* ' Iyokan' (Miyagawa × unknown sweet orange) * 'Miyauchi Iyo' (early-ripening Iyo mutant) * 'Othani Iyo' (late-ripening Miyauchi mutant) * ' Kiyomi' (Miyagawa × Trovita navel orange) * 'Seto' (Sugiyama Unshiu × Trovita navel orange) * ' Reikou' ((Kiyomi x Encore) x (No. 5 x Marcott))

Cultivation regions

Since the 19th and early 20th centuries, tangors have been cultivated in tropical and warm

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world regions, such as southern Japan, Florida,

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islands, South Africa, and Malaysia.

Pests and diseases

The 'Ortanique' variety may be attacked by

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s (''

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''), rust mite ('' Phyllocoptruta oleivora'') or various species of

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s and

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s. The fungus '' Sphaeropsis tumefaciens'' may cause

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in twigs.

References

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Satsuma hybrids

by Citrus Variety Collection Citrus hybrids Flora of Jamaica Orange cultivars {{Rutaceae-stub