Citrus japonica

Citrus japonica

Citrus japonica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Rutaceae
Subfamilia: Aurantioideae
Tribus: Aurantieae
Subtribus: Citrinae
Genus: Citrus
Species: Citrus japonica

Name

Citrus japonica Thunb. (1780)

Synonyms

• Atalantia hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Oliv.
• Citrus hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Govaerts
• Citrus inermis Roxb.
• Citrus japonica subf. crassifolia (Swingle) M.Hiroe
• Citrus japonica subf. hindsii (Chapm. ex Benth.) M.Hiroe
• Citrus madurensis Lour.
• Citrus margarita Lour.
• Citrus × nobilis subf. kinokumi (Tanaka) M.Hiroe
• Citrus × nobilis var. microcarpa Hassk.
• Fortunella bawangica C.C.Huang
• Fortunella crassifolia Swingle
• Fortunella hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Swingle
• Fortunella japonica (Thunb.) Swingle
• Fortunella margarita (Lour.) Swingle
• Fortunella venosa (Champ. ex Benth.) C.C.Huang
• Sclerostylis hindsii Champ. ex Benth.
• Sclerostylis venosa Champ. ex Benth.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China Southeast, Hainan Introduced into: Assam, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gambia, Haiti, Japan, Korea, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1780: Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 3: 208

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Citrus japonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Citrus japonica. Published online. Accessed: Feb 06 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Citrus japonica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Citrus japonica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Kumquat
français: Kumquat
日本語: キンカン
português: cunquateiro, cunquate
lea faka-Tonga: kamikuati

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