Citrofortunella
Citrofortunella are a large group of commercial hybrids that cross the
These hybrids combine some of the edibility properties of the more typical Citrus species with the cold hardiness of the kumquats, often being referred to as
Of this group, the calamansi has a long history of propagation in Asia as an ornamental plant and food flavoring, but many members of the group are of relatively recent (20th century) generation. These have been given similar common names, portmanteaus that combine the '-quat' ending of kumquat with an indication of the other parent citrus. Some have been assigned separate species names, though there is no agreement on the validity of these names. They can also be represented as a cross between the parent species. The citrofortunella include:
- Calamansi (or Calamondin)– (tangerine crossed with kumquat)
- Citrangequat – (citrange crossed with kumquat)
- Limequat – Citrofortunella floridana – (Key lime crossed with kumquat)
- satsuma mandarincrossed with kumquat)
- Procimequat – (limequat crossed with kumquat)
- Sunquat – (probably Meyer lemon crossed with kumquat)
- Yuzuquat – (yuzu crossed with kumquat)
- Jiangsu kumquat - previously classified as a distinct species of kumquat, but revealed by karyotyping to be a kumquat hybrid
References
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