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Citrus japonica

Thunb. (1780)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Genus: Citrus

marumi kumquat, meiwa kumquat

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Description

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Synonyms (30)

Atalantia hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Oliv. (1861)
Citrus hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Govaerts (1999)
Citrus inermis Roxb. (1832)
Citrus japonica subf. crassifolia (Swingle) M.Hiroe (1974)
Citrus japonica subf. hindsii (Chapm. ex Benth.) M.Hiroe (1974)
Citrus japonica subf. margarita (Lour.) M.Hiroe (1974)
Citrus japonica var. fructu-elliptica Siebold & Zucc. (1835)
Citrus japonica var. madurensis (Lour.) Guillaumin (1932)
Citrus madurensis Lour. (1790)
Citrus margarita Lour. (1790)
Citrus × aurantium subsp. japonica (Thunb.) Engl. (1896)
Citrus × aurantium subvar. madurensis (Lour.) Engl. (1896)
Citrus × aurantium subvar. margarita (Lour.) Engl. (1896)
Citrus × aurantium subvar. spinosa Siebold & Zucc. ex Engl. (1896)
Citrus × aurantium var. globifera Engl. (1896)
Citrus × aurantium var. japonica (Thunb.) Hook.f. (1874)
Citrus × aurantium var. olivicormis Risso ex Loisel. (1816)
Citrus × nobilis var. microcarpa Hassk. (1842)
Fortunella bawangica C.C.Huang (2010)
Fortunella crassifolia Swingle (1915)
Fortunella hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Swingle (1915)
Fortunella hindsii var. chintou Swingle (1940)
Fortunella japonica (Thunb.) Swingle (1915)
Fortunella japonica var. margarita (Lour.) Makino (1940)
Fortunella margarita (Lour.) Swingle (1915)
Fortunella venosa (Champ. ex Benth.) C.C.Huang (1991)
Fortunella × crassifolia Swingle (1915)
Sclerostylis hindsii Champ. ex Benth. (1851)
Sclerostylis venosa Champ. ex Benth. (1851)
× Citrofortunella madurensis (Lour.) D.Rivera, Obón, De la Torre & A.Barber (1998)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 2, 3: 208 (1780)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Citrus japonica Kamilonui Valley, 948 Kamilonui Place Potted in full sun Preserved_Specimen shrub 1.2 m tall Fruiting heavily. Mature fruit orange Lau, J. 1879 Oahu BISH 1986-01-13
2 Citrus japonica Honolulu, 3251 Pacific Heights Rd Potted. Placed in full sun Preserved_Specimen A miniature tree 1.0 m tall with an open irregular crown occasionally trimmed. A few fruits turning orange. Lau, J. 1775 Oahu BISH 1985-12-26
3 Citrus japonica Koloa District, Lawai Valley; National Tropical Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree of 18 ft.; leaves glossy dark green above, below dull medium green with yellowish-green midvein; young stems dark dull green , older stems with buff coloured linear striations; Flynn, T.W. 4293 Kauai BISH 1990-11-05
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