Nanfengmiju

The Nanfengmiju (Citrus reticulata,[1]) is a rare non-hybrid citrus.[2]

Nanfengmiju
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Rutaceae
Genus:
Citrus
Species:
C. reticulata
Binomial name
Citrus reticulata
Nanfengmiju
Traditional Chinese南豐蜜桔
Simplified Chinese南丰蜜桔

A small, sweet fruit, it is one of the most widely cultivated varieties of mandarin orange in China.[3] It is thought to be a descendant of the Tang and Song Dynasty ruju, and related to the Japanese kishu, which is now also grown and sold in North America.[3]

References
  1. Xue, Feng; Li, Chen; Pan, Siyi (2012). "Subacute toxicity assessment of carotenoids extracted from citrus peel (Nanfengmiju, Citrus reticulata Blanco) in rats". Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 62 (1): 16–22. doi:10.1016/j.yrtph.2011.12.003. PMID 22197624.
  2. Curk, Franck; Ancillo, Gema; Garcia-Lor, Andres; Luro, François; Perrier, Xavier; Jacquemoud-Collet, Jean-Pierre; Navarro, Luis; Ollitrault, Patrick (2014). "Next generation haplotyping to decipher nuclear genomic interspecific admixture in Citrus species: analysis of chromosome 2". BMC Genetics. 15: 152. doi:10.1186/s12863-014-0152-1. PMC 4302129. PMID 25544367.
  3. "The Seedless Kishu, a small but mighty mandarin". latimes.
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