"Japan, General Van Valkenberg, who renamed them satsumas. Between 1908 and 1911 about a million Owari mikan trees were imported throughout the lower Gulf Coast states. Owari is still commonly grown in Florida. The towns of Satsuma, Alabama; Satsuma, Florida; Satsuma, Texas; and Satsuma, Louisiana were named after this fruit. By 1920 Jackson County in the Florida Panhandle had billed itself as the ""Satsuma Capital of the World."" However, the commercial industry was damaged by a cold snap in 1911, a hurricane in 1915, and a very cold period in the late 1930s. ""Citrus unshiu"" is grown in Japan, Spain,"
"Kishu mikan The kishu mikan (""Citrus kinokuni"" ex Tanaka) is a hybrid variety of mikan, or mandarin orange (""Citrus reticulata""), found in Southern China and also grown in Japan. It is not closely related to the common sweet orange, but it is closely related to the mandarin orange. The fruit is also known as ""Baby Mandarin"", ""Tiny Tangerine"", ""Mini Mandarin"" and ""Kishu Mandarin"". It is sold under the brand name ""Cherry orange"" in Europe. It is shaped like a mandarin, between 25 and 50 mm in diameter. The fruit's orange skin is thin and smooth. Some varieties of kishu, such"
"Citrus junos Citrus junos or yuzu (from Japanese ) (or more precisely, ""Citrus"" × ""junos"" [""C. reticulata"" × ""C. ichangensis""]) is a citrus fruit and plant in the family Rutaceae. It is called yuja (from Korean ) in Korean cuisine context. Both Japanese ""yuzu"" and Korean ""yuja"" are cognates of Chinese ""yòuzi"" (), but the Chinese word means pomelo. Yuzu is called ""xiāngchéng"" () in Chinese. The fruit looks somewhat like a small grapefruit with an uneven skin, and can be either yellow or green depending on the degree of ripeness. ""Yuzu"" fruits, which are very aromatic, typically range between"
"oboe, close to the Chinese Suona or the Zurna, is often made from jujube, mulberry or yuzu wood. Citrus junos Citrus junos or yuzu (from Japanese ) (or more precisely, ""Citrus"" × ""junos"" [""C. reticulata"" × ""C. ichangensis""]) is a citrus fruit and plant in the family Rutaceae. It is called yuja (from Korean ) in Korean cuisine context. Both Japanese ""yuzu"" and Korean ""yuja"" are cognates of Chinese ""yòuzi"" (), but the Chinese word means pomelo. Yuzu is called ""xiāngchéng"" () in Chinese. The fruit looks somewhat like a small grapefruit with an uneven skin, and can be either"
"domesticated apples as well. In particular, it is a common genetic source for ""M. pumila"" and ""M. asiatica"" in northern and north-eastern China. ""M. baccata"" var. ""mandshurica"" is used for bonsai. Malus baccata Malus baccata is an Asian species of apple known by the common names Siberian crab apple, Siberian crab, Manchurian crab apple and Chinese crab apple. It is native to much of northern Asia, but is also grown elsewhere as an ornamental tree and for rootstock. It is used for bonsai. It bears plentiful fragrant white flowers and edible red to yellow fruit of about 1 cm diameter."
"other mandarins, high in vitamin C. The fruit is enveloped in a thin skin (0.11 cm) and has 7–19 sections. One variety is seedless; others have seeds. The trees bloom in April. The fruit only grow to a size of 25–45 mm and are harvested in November. Each tree produces about 40 kilograms of fruit per year. The fruit must be handled with care to avoid damage to the skin. Kishu mikan The kishu mikan (""Citrus kinokuni"" ex Tanaka) is a hybrid variety of mikan, or mandarin orange (""Citrus reticulata""), found in Southern China and also grown in Japan. It"
"fungus is native to Asia, and is also found in Australia, Europe and North America, where it is probably an introduced species. It has been used medicinally in China as an ulcer remedy. The species was first described by the Catholic Priest and missionary Pierre-Martial Cibot in the publication ""Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae"" (New memoirs of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg) (1775), where he reported finding it near Peking (now Beijing). This finding represents the earliest published scientific record of a fungus from China. Cibot's original name for the lantern stinkhorn, ""Phallus mokusin"", was sanctioned"
"tree was originally identified as a (""guì"") and described in the terms of the osmanthus (""Osmanthus fragrans"", now known in Chinese as the or """"gui"" flower""), whose blossoms are still used to flavor wine and confections for the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, in English, it is often associated with the more well-known cassia (""Cinnamomum cassia"", now known in Chinese as the or ""meat ""gui"""") while, in modern Chinese, it has instead become associated with the Mediterranean laurel. By the Qing dynasty, the ""chengyu"" ""pluck osmanthus in the Toad Palace"" (, ""Chángōng zhé guì"") meant passing the imperial examinations, which were held"
"Ponkan Ponkan ( (also known in Chinese as 芦柑); ""Citrus poonensis""; ""Chinese Honey Orange"") is a high-yield sweet ""Citrus"" cultivar with large fruits in the size of an orange. It is a citrus hybrid (mandarin × pomelo), though it was once thought to be a pure mandarin. The fruit is very sweet, round in shape and about 7–8 cm wide in size. Trees are heavy bearing every other year, and sometimes the limbs break due to the heavy yields. Growers resort to propping the limbs up with sticks at times, though if the limb bends gradually down and grows in"
"a system was created by Walter Tennyson Swingle from Florida and is called the ""Swingle system"". Wikipedia has pages from both systems: for example, ""Citrus unshiu"" and ""Citrus tangerina"" (Tanaka) and ""Citrus reticulata"" (Swingle). Common terms, like ""mikan"", do not always align with these categories. Japanese citrus fruits Japanese citrus A number of citrus fruits are grown in or strongly associated with Japan. Many of these fruits are of Chinese origin, but have been modified or specially bred for cultivation in Japan. Japan usually follows the botanical names of the taxonomy from Tyôzaburô Tanaka, often referred to as the ""Tanaka"
"Malus baccata Malus baccata is an Asian species of apple known by the common names Siberian crab apple, Siberian crab, Manchurian crab apple and Chinese crab apple. It is native to much of northern Asia, but is also grown elsewhere as an ornamental tree and for rootstock. It is used for bonsai. It bears plentiful fragrant white flowers and edible red to yellow fruit of about 1 cm diameter. ""Malus baccata"" is native to Russia, Mongolia, China, Korea, Bhutan, India and Nepal, where it is common to mixed forests on hilly slopes at elevations up to 1500 meters (5000 feet)."
"Kumquat Kumquats (or cumquats in Australian English, ; ""Citrus japonica"") are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae. They were previously classified as forming the now historical genus ""Fortunella"", or placed within ""Citrus sensu lato"". The edible fruit closely resembles the orange (""Citrus sinensis"") in color and shape but is much smaller, being approximately the size of a large olive. Kumquat is a fairly cold-hardy citrus. The English name ""kumquat"" derives from the Cantonese ""gām-gwāt"" , literally meaning ""golden orange"" or ""golden tangerine"". The kumquat plant is native to south Asia and the Asia-Pacific region."
"Rhus chinensis Rhus chinensis, the Chinese sumac, or nutgall tree, is a plant species in the genus ""Rhus"". Galls produced on the species that are called ""Chinese gall"", ""Galla Chinensis"", or ""Wu Bei Zi"" (五倍子) in Chinese, are a source of gallotannins, molecules of hydrolyzable tannins. Infestation of the tree by Chinese sumac aphids (""Melaphis chinensis"" Bell) may lead to production of a gall that is valued as a commercial product in China. Chinese galls are used in traditional Chinese medicine for coughs, diarrhea, night sweats, dysentery, and intestinal and uterine bleeding. Some research has suggested that chemical compounds found"
"Spain). The municipal street ""Orange"" in New Orleans, was originally named ""Rue Des Orangers"" and the site of the Jesuit grove. The groves were later re-cultivated farther south in Plaquemines Parish to provide greater protection from harmful frosts, and have continued to the present day. The Becnel family are the largest growers of Louisiana Citrus. The fruit became much more common in the United States starting in the late 19th century. In 1878 during the Meiji period, Owari mikans were brought to the United States from the Satsuma Province in Kyūshū, Japan, by the spouse of the US Minister to"
"Ficus virens Ficus virens is a plant of the genus ""Ficus"" found in India, southeast Asia, through Malaysia and into Northern Australia. Its common name is white fig; it is locally known as pilkhan and in the Kunwinjku language it is called an-borndi. Like many figs, its fruits are edible. One of the most famous specimens of this tree is the Curtain Fig Tree of the Atherton Tableland, near Cairns, a popular tourist attraction. ""Ficus virens"" var. ""sublanceolata"" occurs the subtropical rainforest of northeastern New South Wales, and south eastern Queensland in Australia. It is a medium-sized tree which grows"
"Hyson Hyson, or Lucky Dragon Tea, is a Chinese green tea that comes from the Anhui province of China. It is made from young leaves that are thinly rolled to have a long, twisted appearance that unfurls when brewed. The name Hyson is probably derived from a Cantonese name (), although there are also anecdotal claims that it was named after an English tea merchant, Phillip Hyson. Hyson is graded into the following three categories: Mi Si, Cheng Si and Fu Si. While hyson tea is often thought of as a low-grade or mediocre quality tea, young hyson is considered"
"Citrus × deliciosa Citrus"" × ""deliciosa (thorny (Australia), amarillo, beladi, ""Willowleaf Mandarin"", ""Mediterranean Mandarin"") is a citrus hybrid mandarin orange with just under 6 % pumelo ancestry. It is related to the ponkan. It has been widely grown around the Mediterranean since it appeared in Italy (between 1810 and 1818), but was not found in the orient until it was exported there. It is one of the most commercially important citrus. Its sweet fruit is eaten, its rind oil is used to flavour food and drinks, and petitgrain oil is extracted from the pruned leaves. Flower (particularly petals) are also"
"of Japan. Maclura tricuspidata Maclura tricuspidata is a tree native to East Asia, occasionally grown for its fruit, somewhat similar to that of the related mulberry (""Morus"" spp.). It is also known by common names including cudrang, mandarin melon berry, silkworm thorn, zhe or che (), and Chinese mulberry (but not to be confused with ""Morus australis"" also known by that name). It grows up to 6 m high. The Tanzhe Temple west of Beijing, China is named for this tree. Fossils similar to ""Maclura tricuspidata"" have been collected from the Eocene of France, Miocene of Bulgaria, Pliocene of China"
"the initial branching of ""Citrus"" radiation in the Late Miocene. It is genetically similar to another wild citrus of the region, the ""yuanju"". Mangshanyegan The Mangshanyegan (; ""Citrus mangshanensis"") is a wild citrus fruit species. The mangshanyegan is native to mountain forests in Mangshan, Hunan province, China, where it was first reported in the 1980s. It is genetically-distinct from the mandarin orange, with which it has morphological similarities, and the term 'Mangshan wild mandarins' as well as the species name ""C. mangshanensis"" have been used both for the mangshanyegan and for wild true-mandarins of the same region. Genomic sequencing shows"
"enough to drink unmixed still of an afternoon) some of these speciosa miracula upon a set of extra-ordinary old blue china"". Hyson Hyson, or Lucky Dragon Tea, is a Chinese green tea that comes from the Anhui province of China. It is made from young leaves that are thinly rolled to have a long, twisted appearance that unfurls when brewed. The name Hyson is probably derived from a Cantonese name (), although there are also anecdotal claims that it was named after an English tea merchant, Phillip Hyson. Hyson is graded into the following three categories: Mi Si, Cheng Si"
"citrus among those studied. Of these, seven were native to Asia: pomelo (""Citrus maxima""), the 'pure' mandarins (""C. reticulata"" - most mandarin cultivars were hybrids of this species with pomelo), citrons (""C. medica""), micranthas (""C. micrantha""), the Ichang papeda (""C. ichangensis""), the mangshanyegan (""C. mangshanensis""), and the oval (Nagami) kumquat (""Fortunella margarita"" or ""C. japonica"" var. ""margarita""). In Australia three were identified: the desert lime (""C. glauca""), round lime (""C. australis"") and the finger lime (""C. australasica""). Many other cultivars previously identified as species were found to be closely related variants (subspecies or varieties) or hybrids of these species, though"
"Kaffir lime Citrus hystrix, called the kaffir lime, makrut lime (, ) or Mauritius papeda, is a citrus fruit native to tropical Southeast Asia and southern China. Its fruit and leaves are used in Southeast Asian cuisine and its essential oil is used in perfumery. Its rind and crushed leaves emit an intense citrus fragrance. The etymology of the name ""kaffir lime"" is uncertain. The Arabic word for non-Muslims is ""kafir"". ""Citrus hystrix"" is known by various names in its native areas: In South Africa, ""kaffir"" is an ethnic slur for black African people. Consequently, some authors favour switching from"
"such as citronellal (0.6%) and 2-methylundecanal. Other oxygenated compounds include nerol (0.22%) and trans-linalool oxide (0.15%). Hybrid forms of the kumquat include the following: Kumquat Kumquats (or cumquats in Australian English, ; ""Citrus japonica"") are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae. They were previously classified as forming the now historical genus ""Fortunella"", or placed within ""Citrus sensu lato"". The edible fruit closely resembles the orange (""Citrus sinensis"") in color and shape but is much smaller, being approximately the size of a large olive. Kumquat is a fairly cold-hardy citrus. The English name ""kumquat"" derives"
"1730s. The plant is called Murali in India, and ""dretsherma"" (འདྲི་ཚིར་མ།, ""ghost thorn"") in Tibetan. The tree is an important commercial crop in northern China, especially in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Its Chinese name is ""Ningxia gǒuqǐ"" (宁夏枸杞 | 寧夏枸杞). It is also grown in Tibet, Mongolia, and more recently in many other countries of the world. ""Lycium barbarum"" is a deciduous woody perennial plant, growing 1–3 m high. The tree has weak arching branches, and the side branches are often reduced to short leafless spines. ""L. barbarum"" leaves form on the shoot either in an alternating arrangement, or"
"Kunzea pomifera Muntries (""Kunzea pomifera"") - also known as emu apples, native cranberries, munthari, muntaberry or monterry - are low-growing plants found along the southern coast of Australia. The berries produced by these plants are about in diameter, green with a tinge of red at maturity and have a flavour of a spicy apple. Crunchy in texture, muntries contain up to four times more antioxidants than blueberries and provide natural waxes that are good for skin nourishment. ""Kunzea pomifera"" was grown in England in 1889. It was one of the first species of Australian plant introduced into cultivation in England."
"Mangshanyegan The Mangshanyegan (; ""Citrus mangshanensis"") is a wild citrus fruit species. The mangshanyegan is native to mountain forests in Mangshan, Hunan province, China, where it was first reported in the 1980s. It is genetically-distinct from the mandarin orange, with which it has morphological similarities, and the term 'Mangshan wild mandarins' as well as the species name ""C. mangshanensis"" have been used both for the mangshanyegan and for wild true-mandarins of the same region. Genomic sequencing shows the mangshanyegan to be one of a small number of pure (non-hybrid) citrus species, having diverged from other members of the genus at"
"Shangjuan The shangjuan, or Ichang lemon (""Citrus ichangensis × C. maxima""), is a cold-hardy citrus fruit and plant originating in East Asia. According to some it is the best bet for cold-hardy citrus with edible fruit. It is believed to be a hybrid of pomelo and Ichang papeda and thus may also be called ""Ichang pomelo"". Shangjuan forms a shrub or small tree, which is commonly thorny. Leaves are notable for a large petiole, resembling those of the related Kaffir lime and Ichang papeda, and are fragrant. The large fruit has a flavor resembling a mixture of lemon and grapefruit,"
"mandarin orange and bitter orange. In general, the longer Chenpi is aged, the higher the quality. Since the products produced in Xinhui are purported to be the best quality, it is often called Xinhui Pi or Guang Chen Pi. It is normally cut into shreds before serving and presenting in the raw form. The practice of using citrus peels in traditional Chinese medicine originated from Song Dynasty and has lasted for seven hundred years. Chenpi was of high popularity through the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was shipped to foreign provinces by businessmen from Xinhui in Guangdong. A famous Qing"
"Prunus maackii Prunus maackii, commonly called the Manchurian cherry or Amur chokecherry, is a species of cherry native to Korea and both banks of the Amur River, in Manchuria in northeastern China, and Amur Oblast and Primorye in southeastern Russia. It is a deciduous tree growing to 4–10 m tall. The bark on young trees is very distinct, smooth, glossy bronze-yellow, but becoming fissured and dull dark grey-brown with age. The leaves are alternate, ovate, 4–8 cm long and 2.8–5 cm broad, with a pubescent 1–1.5 cm petiole, and an entire or very finely serrated margin; they are dark green"
"""Húgān"" (壺柑) is now called ""pènggān"" (椪柑 ""Citrus poonensis"", ponkan, Chinese honey orange""). Ma (1978: 243-244) says the first few sentences appear Zhou Chu's (236-297) ""Fengtuji"" (風土記 ""Record of Local Conditions""), which is the likely source for this ""Nanfang caomu zhuang"" entry. Both Duan Chengshi's (9th century) ""Yuyang zalu"" (酉陽雜俎) and the (early 10th century) Lingbiao luyi (嶺表錄異) retell the citrus ant story. A number of scholars say this ""Nanfang caomu zhuang"" mandarin orange entry is the first reference in any literature to the entomological control of plant pests (e.g., Needham and Wang 1954: 118, Li 1979: 120), as well"
"derived from the former Satsuma Province in Japan, from which these fruits were first exported to the West. The Afrikaans name ' is also used in South African English. It came originally from the Tamil word ', meaning citrus. Under the Tanaka classification system, ""Citrus unshiu"" is considered a separate species from the mandarin. Under the Swingle system, unshius are considered to be a group of mandarin varieties. Genetic analysis has shown the Satsuma to be a highly-inbred mandarin-pomelo hybrid, with 22% of its genome, a larger proportion than seen in most mandarins, coming from pomelo. It arose when a"
"a consistency akin to jelly and are reportedly pleasant-tasting. Cyttaria gunnii Cyttaria gunnii, commonly known as the myrtle orange or beech orange, is an orange-white coloured and edible ascomycete fungus native to Australasia. It is a specific parasite of myrtle beech (""Nothofagus cunninghamii"") trees. English botanist Miles Joseph Berkeley described the beech orange in 1848. In 1886, a New Zealand fungus similar to the beech orange was described as ""Cyttaria purdiei""; later, however, the two species were assumed to be the same. A molecular study has now found the Australian and New Zealand fungi known as ""C. gunnii"" to be"
"Maclura tricuspidata Maclura tricuspidata is a tree native to East Asia, occasionally grown for its fruit, somewhat similar to that of the related mulberry (""Morus"" spp.). It is also known by common names including cudrang, mandarin melon berry, silkworm thorn, zhe or che (), and Chinese mulberry (but not to be confused with ""Morus australis"" also known by that name). It grows up to 6 m high. The Tanzhe Temple west of Beijing, China is named for this tree. Fossils similar to ""Maclura tricuspidata"" have been collected from the Eocene of France, Miocene of Bulgaria, Pliocene of China and Quaternary"