Kuchinotsu No. 37 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 " ...
cultivar grown in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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Genetics
Kuchinotsu No. 37 was created by crossing the "
Kiyomi
(''Citrus unshiu'' × '' sinensis'') is a Japanese 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 lagoon near ...
" tangor with the
'Encore' mandarin
Encore' mandarin is a citrus cultivar.
This cultivar is a hybrid between two mandarins (King x Willowleaf), obtained by H.B.Frost, in California. It began to be commercialized from 1965.
It is cultivated in Japan, in greenhouses. In Portugal, ...
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Hybrids
It is a parent of the setoka
is a seedless and highly sweet Japanese citrus fruit that is a tangor, a hybrid of the Murcott tangor with " Kuchinotsu No. 37", which in turn is a hybrid of the Kiyomi tangor and a King tangor/ Willowleaf mandarin cross, "Encore No. 2". It was ...
along with the " Murcott" tangor, and is a parent of the Japanese reikou
is a cultivar of tangor. It is a citrus hybrid of a hybrid of Kiyomi and 'Encore' mandarin, Encore (Kiyomi x encore, Kiyomi–Encore No. 5) and Murcott (fruit), Murcott tangor.
Description
The fruit can be easily peeled by hand. It has a sugar c ...
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Uses
The fruit and tree itself is quite obscure and little known. It is sometimes used to create new citrus hybrids.
See also
*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.
Japanese taxonomy
Japan usually follows the botanical names ...
*List of citrus fruits
This is a list of citrus fruits:
Hybrid
Citron
Papeda
See also
* List of lemon dishes and drinks
This is a list of lemon dishes and drinks, in which lemon is used as a primary ingredient. Lemon is a small evergreen tree native t ...
*''Citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Lemon, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lim ...
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References
Citrus hybrids
Japanese fruit
Edible fruits
Fruit trees
Fruits originating in East Asia
Oranges (fruit)
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