The tangor (''C. reticulata'' × ''C. sinensis'') is a
citrus
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fruit hybrid of the
mandarin orange
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(''Citrus reticulata'') and the
sweet orange (''Citrus sinensis'').
The name "tangor" is a formation from the "tang" of tangerine 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.
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Varieties
Tangors are purposely bred or accidental hybrids of the sweet orange (''Citrus sinensis'') and the mandarin (''Citrus reticulata''), producing several varieties.[
* ' Clementine' ( Willowleaf × unknown sweet orange)]Kuchinotsu No. 37
Kuchinotsu No. 37 is a tangor cultivar grown in Japan.
Genetics
Kuchinotsu No. 37 was created by crossing the "Kiyomi" tangor with the 'Encore' mandarin.
Hybrids
It is a parent of the setoka along with the " Murcott" tangor, and is a parent of ...
' (Kiyomi x Encore
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* ' 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)[
* 'Umatilla' (misnomer "Umatilla tangelo")
* 'Pontianak' (originally found in Indonesia, named after a provincial capital)
* ' Setoka' (Japan, hybrid of Murcott and Kuchinotsu No.37)
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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 temperate
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world regions, such as southern Japan, Florida, Caribbean islands, South Africa, and Malaysia.[
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Pests and diseases
The 'Ortanique' variety may be attacked by aphid
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s ('' Aphis gossypii''), rust mite ('' Phyllocoptruta oleivora'') or various species of scale insect
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s and moth
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s.[ The fungus '' Sphaeropsis tumefaciens'' may cause knots in twigs.][
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References
External links
Satsuma hybrids
by Citrus Variety Collection
Citrus hybrids
Flora of Jamaica
Orange cultivars
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