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Tangor

Ortanique
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Citrus
Species:	**C. reticulata × sinensis**
Binomial name
**Citrus reticulata × sinensis**

The tangor (C. reticulata × C. sinensis) is a citrus fruit hybrid of the mandarin orange (tangerine, 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.

Varieties

'King' ("King of Siam"; formerly Citrus nobilis)
'Murcott' ("honey Murcott"; "Murcott honey orange"; "red"; "big red")
'Ortanique' (originally found in Jamaica, the name comes from the words "orange", "tangerine", and "unique")
'Temple' ("Magnet" of Japan)^{[clarification needed]}
'Umatilla' (misnomer "Umatilla tangelo")
'Pontianak' (Originally found in Indonesia, named after a provincial capital)
'Setoka' (Japan, hybrid of Murcott and Kuchinotsu No.37)

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))

References

External links

Fruits of Warm Climates, Julia F. Morton
Satsuma hybrids
Temple Tangor by Citrus Variety Collection

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True species	Australian and Papuan wild limes Citron Clymenia Ichang papeda Kaffir lime Kumquats Common mandarin Mangshanyegan Mountain citron Pomelo Ryukyu mandarin
Major hybrids	Grapefruit Lemon Lime Orange
True and hybrid cultivars	Alemow Amanatsu Assam lemon Bergamot orange Bizzarria Bitter orange Blood lime Blood orange Byeonggyul Biasong Cam sành Cara cara navel Citrange Citrumelo Clementine Coorg orange Daidai Dekopon Encore Fairchild tangerine Florentine citron Forbidden fruit Ginger lime Haruka Hassaku orange Hebesu Heen naran Hyuganatsu Imperial lemon Indian wild orange Iyokan Jabara Jaffa orange Jamaican tangelo Kabbad Kabosu Kaji Nemu Kakadu lime Kalpi Kanpei Kawachi Bankan Key lime Khasi papeda Kinkoji unshiu Kinnow Kishu mikan Kiyomi Kobayashi mikan Koji Komikan Laraha Lemonade fruit Limón de Pica Lumia Mandelo Mandora Melanesian papeda Melogold Meyer lemon Micrantha Midknight Valencia Orange Murcott Myrtle-leaved orange tree Nagpur orange Nasnaran New Zealand grapefruit Ōgonkan Orangelo/Chironja Oroblanco Palestinian sweet lime Persian lime Pixie mandarin Pompia Ponderosa lemon Ponkan Rangpur Reikou Rhobs el Arsa Rough lemon Samuyao Sanbokan Satsuma mandarin Setoka Shangjuan Shonan Gold Smith Red Valencia Sudachi Suruga yuko Sweet lemon Sweet limetta Tangelo Tangerine Tangor Tsunonozomi Valencia orange Variegated pink lemon Volkamer lemon Winged lime Xã Đoài orange Yūkō Yuzu
Citrons	Balady citron Corsican citron Diamante citron Fingered citron/Buddha's hand Greek citron Moroccan citron Yemenite citron
Mandarin oranges	Cleopatra mandarin Shīkwāsā Nanfengmiju Tachibana Willowleaf orange
Papedas	Celebes papeda Citrus halimii/Mountain "citron" Ichang papeda
Pomelos	Banpeiyu Dangyuja
Kumquat hybrids (× Citrofortunella)	Calamansi Citrangequat Limequat Mandarinquat Procimequat Sunquat Yuzuquat
Sahul citrus (former Microcitrus, Eromocitrus, Clymenia and Oxanthera genera)	Australian outback lime Australian round lime Brown River finger lime Desert lime Maiden's wild lime Mount White lime (Microcitrus) New Guinea wild lime Russell River lime Clymenia Orange-flowered oxanthera Large-leaf oxanthera Wavy-leaf oxanthera Oxanthera brevipes
Related genera (perhaps properly Citrus)	Poncirus/Trifoliate orange
Drinks	Calamansi juice Chūhai Curaçao Dried lime tea (noomi basra) Grapefruit juice Lemonade Limeade Orange juice Yuja-hwachae Yuja tea
Products	Calcium citrate Citric acid Lemonene Limonene Neroli Orange flower water Orange oil Orangeat Succade Zest
Diseases	Black spot Canker CTV/Tristeza Exocortis Greening Mal secco Phytophthora citricola
Citrus botanists	Clara H. Hasse Robert Willard Hodgson Lena B. Smithers Hughes David Mabberley Clément Rodier Robert Soost Walter Tennyson Swingle Chōzaburō Tanaka Ikuro Takahashi Johann Christoph Volkamer Herbert John Webber
Related topics	The Citrus Industry Citrus production Citrus rootstock Citrus taxonomy Cold-hardy citrus Hesperidium Japanese citrus List of citrus fruits Mother Orange Tree Orangery University of California Citrus Experiment Station University of California, Riverside Citrus Variety Collection
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