Koji orange
Koji orange (Citrus leiocarpa), also called bingyul, is a Citrus cultivar that originated in Japan.[1]
| Koji orange | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. leiocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Citrus leiocarpa hort. ex Tanaka | |
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Distribution
Besides Japan, it is grown in Afghanistan, the United States, and South Korea.[2]
Description
The fruit is oblate, bright orange in color, very small, and very seedy, and for the latter two reasons it is not grown for commercial use. It ripens from October through November and has been cultivated since at least 1900. The tree is densely branched and the leaves are elliptical in shape.[3]
Genetics
While its parentage is unknown, it has been shown to have the same parental variety as the tachibana orange.[4]
Taxonomy
It was described by Chozaburo Tanaka in 1927.[5]
See also
References
- "CRC3147". citrusvariety.ucr.edu. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- "Citrus leiocarpa hort. ex Tanaka". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- "CRC3147". citrusvariety.ucr.edu. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- Shimizu, Tokurou; Kitajima, Akira; Nonaka, Keisuke; Yoshioka, Terutaka; Ohta, Satoshi; Goto, Shingo; Toyoda, Atsushi; Fujiyama, Asao; Mochizuki, Takako; Nagasaki, Hideki; Kaminuma, Eli; Nakamura, Yasukazu (30 November 2016). "Hybrid Origins of Citrus Varieties Inferred from DNA Marker Analysis of Nuclear and Organelle Genomes". PLOS ONE. 11 (11): e0166969. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1166969S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166969. PMC 5130255. PMID 27902727.
- "Citrus leiocarpa hort. ex Tanaka". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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