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The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in color, that is considered either a variety of Citrus reticulata, the mandarin orange, or a closely related species, under the name Citrus tangerina, [1] [2] [3] or yet as a hybrid (Citrus × tangerina) of mandarin orange varieties, with some pomelo contribution.
The name mandarin orange is a calque of Swedish mandarin apelsin [apelsin from German Apfelsine (Apfel + Sina), meaning Chinese apple], first attested in the 18th century.The Imperial Chinese term "mandarine" was first adopted by the French for this fruit.
Until the 1970s, most tangerines grown and eaten in the US were Dancys, and it was known as "Christmas tangerine" [13] and zipper-skin tangerine [14] Iyokan (Citrus iyo), a cross between the Dancy tangerine and another Japanese mandarin variety, the kaikoukan. [12] Bang Mot tangerine, a mandarin variety popular in Thailand.
The Dancy tangerine (zipper-skin tangerine, kid-glove orange) is one of the oldest and formerly most popular American citrus varieties, but is now rarely sold. [3] The Dancy originated in 1867, as a seedling grown by Colonel Francis L. Dancy. [1] [4] It was called tangerine because its parent, the Moragne tangerine, was believed to come from ...
Bignonia capreolata is a vine commonly referred to as crossvine. [3] The common name refers to the cross-shaped pattern revealed when the stem is cut; this pattern results from four radial wedges of phloem embedded within the stem's xylem. [4]
Citrus × tangerina – Tangerine See also List of citrus fruits. Synonyms [2] Aurantium Mill. ... Etymology. The generic name Citrus originates from Latin, ...
tangelo, from tangerine and pomelo; tomacco, from tomato and tobacco, coined on The Simpsons, "E-i-e-i-(Annoyed Grunt)" topepo, from tomato and sweet pepper; triticale, from Triticum (wheat) and Secale (rye) yuzuquat, from yuzu and kumquat
Etymology In English, the colour orange is named after the appearance of the ripe orange fruit . [ 6 ] The word comes from the Old French : orange , from the old term for the fruit, pomme d'orange .