Koji orange
| Koji orange | |
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| Koji orange fruits | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. leiocarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Citrus leiocarpa Tanaka (1927) | |
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| Synonyms | |
Koji orange (Citrus leiocarpa), also called smooth-fruited orange in
Citrus aurantium.[2]
Distribution
Besides Japan, it is grown in the United States, and other parts of East Asia including South Korea and China.[2]
Description
The fruit is
monoembryonic. The tree is densely branched and has a broad crown and a short, straight trunk. The leaves are dark green and elliptical in shape.[1]
Genetics
Citrus leiocarpa is inferred to be a hybrid between a koji-type species (seed parent) and the tachibana orange (pollen parent, Citrus tachibana). Its genotype matches with that of the komikan and toukan varieties.[3]
Varieties
Citrus leiocarpa f. monoembryota, a
kishu (seed parent).[3] In Chinese, it is called 駿河柑子 (jun he gan zi) and is called スルガユコウ (suruga yukō) and 駿河柚柑 (suruga yuzukan) in Japanese.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "CRC3147". citrusvariety.ucr.edu. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Citrus leiocarpa hort. ex Tanaka". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ PMID 27902727.
- ^ "M.M.P.N.D. - Sorting Citrus names part1". www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 12 February 2021.