Citrus crassifolia
Species of kumquat
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Citrus crassifolia, the Meiwa kumquat, is a species of kumquat;[2] a type of citrus fruit in the genus Citrus, family Rutaceae. It was first described by the American botanist Walter Tennyson Swingle in 1915 as Fortunella crassifolia.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. crassifolia |
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Initially, C. crassifolia was described as a synonym of Citrus japonica.[3] However, recent phylogenetic analysis suggested that C. crassifolia is a single 'true' species.[2][1][4]
C. crassifolia was brought to Japan from China at the end of the 19th century. It is a hybrid of Nagami (Citrus margarita) and Marumi (Citrus japonica). It has seedy oval fruits and thick leaves and was characterized as a different species by Swingle.[1] Its fruit is typically eaten skin and all.[5]
