Biology:Mandarin orange varieties
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Short description: Fruit varieties
Mandarin oranges are cultivated in many varieties. These include both the original wild mandarins and many hybrid varieties with other Citrus species.

Stem mandarins (Citrus reticulata)
- Mangshan wild mandarins (only some, others being the genetically distinct mangshanyegan)[1]
- Daoxian mandarines[1]
- Suanpangan[1]
Domesticated mandarins and hybrids
Species names are those from the Tanaka system. Recent genomic analysis would place them all in Citrus reticulata,[2] except the C. ryukyuensis hybrids[3]

- Sun Chu Sha[4][2]
- Nanfengmiju - one of China's most widely cultivated varieties.[5]
- Cleopatra mandarin,[4] acidic mandarin containing very small amount of pomelo introgression.[2]
- Sunki,[4] acidic mandarin containing very small amount of pomelo introgression.[2]
- Tangerines (Citrus tangerina)[6] is a grouping used for several distinct mandarin hybrids. Those sold in the US as tangerines have usually been Dancy, Sunburst or Murcott (Honey) cultivars. Some tangerine × grapefruit hybrids are legally sold as tangerines in the US.[7][8]
- Mediterranean/Willowleaf/Thorny (Citrus × deliciosa), a mandarin with small amounts of pomelo.[9]
- Dalanghita (Citrus reticulata) is a smaller mandarin endemic widely cultivated in the Philippines. Also known by other local names, naranghita and sintones.[10]
- Huanglingmiao (Citrus reticulata), a mandarin–pomelo hybrid.[2][11]
- Kishumikan (Citrus reticulata), or simply Kishu, a close clonal relative of Huanglingmiao, the two sharing a common origin before diverging as they were propagated[2]
- Kunenbo (Citrus nobilis) a heterogeneous group that includes at least four distinct mandarin-pomelo hybrids.[12]
- King (in full, 'King of Siam', Citrus nobilis) a Kunenbo mandarin with high levels of pomelo admixture, sometimes classed as a tangor.[2][12]
- Kinnow (see image), a King × Willowleaf hybrid.
- Satsuma (Citrus unshiu), a mandarin × pomelo hybrid with more pomelo than seen in most mandarins. It derived from a cross between a Huanglingmiao/Kishu and a non-King Kunenbo that was itself a pomelo × Huanglingmiao/Kishu cross.[2][12] It is a seedless variety, of which there are over 200 cultivars, including Wenzhou migana, Owari, and mikan; the source of most canned mandarins, and popular as a fresh fruit due to its ease of consumption
- Owari, a well-known Satsuma cultivar that ripens during the late autumn
- King (in full, 'King of Siam', Citrus nobilis) a Kunenbo mandarin with high levels of pomelo admixture, sometimes classed as a tangor.[2][12]
- Komikan, a variety of Kishumikan[12]
- Kunenbo (Citrus nobilis) a heterogeneous group that includes at least four distinct mandarin-pomelo hybrids.[12]
- The Ponkan (Citrus reticulata), a mandarin–pomelo hybrid[4][9]
- Bang Mot tangerine, a mandarin variety popular in Thailand.
- Shekwasha (Citrus depressa), a group of clonal citrus that arose from multiple independent natural crosses of C. ryukyuensis with a Sun Chu Sha relative,[3] a very sour mandarin grown for its acidic juice.
- Tachibana, also a cluster of similar clones, deriving from natural crosses between different individual C. ryukyuensis and a clonal C. reticulata lineage with both northern and southern subspecies contribution.[3]
- Kinnow, also known as Pakistani mandarin is popular variety in Pakistan and Middle East.
Mandarin crosses

- Tangelos, a generic term for modern mandarin (tangerine) × pomelo and mandarin × grapefruit crosses
- The Mandelo or 'cocktail grapefruit', a cross between a Dancy/King mixed mandarin and a pomelo.[2] The term is also sometimes used generically, like a tangelo, for recent mandarin × pomelo hybrids.
- The sour orange (Citrus x aurantium) derives from a direct cross between a pure mandarin and a pomelo[11]
- The common sweet orange (Citrus x sinensis) derives from a cross between a impure mandarin and pomelo parents[11]
- Tangors, or Temple oranges, are crosses between the mandarin orange and the common sweet orange;[11] their thick rind is easy to peel, and its bright orange pulp is sour-sweet and full-flavoured. Some such hybrids are commonly called mandarins or tangerines.
- Clementine (Citrus × clementina), a spontaneous hybrid between a Willowleaf mandarin orange and a sweet orange.[9][16] sometimes known as a "Thanksgiving Orange" or "Christmas orange", as its peak season is winter; an important commercial mandarin orange form, having displaced mikans in many markets.
- Clemenules or Nules, a variety of Clementine named for the Valencian town where it was first bred in 1953; it is the most popular variety of Clementine grown in Spain.[17]
- Fairchild is a hybrid of Clementine and Orlando tangelo
- Murcott, a mandarin × sweet orange hybrid,[9][18] one parent being the King.[12]
- Tango is a proprietary seedless mid-late season irradiated selection of Murcott developed by the University of California Citrus Breeding Program.[19]
- Kiyomi (Citrus unshiu × sinensis) is a Satsuma/sweet orange hybrid from Japan
- Dekopon, a hybrid between Kiyomi and ponkan, marketed in the United States as Sumo Citrus(R)
- Clementine (Citrus × clementina), a spontaneous hybrid between a Willowleaf mandarin orange and a sweet orange.[9][16] sometimes known as a "Thanksgiving Orange" or "Christmas orange", as its peak season is winter; an important commercial mandarin orange form, having displaced mikans in many markets.
- Grapefruit (Citrus x paradisi), the result of backcrossing the sweet orange with pomelo
- Meyer lemon (Citrus x meyer), a cross between a mandarin × pomelo hybrid and a citron.[15]
- Palestinian sweet lime (Citrus x limettioides), a distinct (mandarin × pomelo) × citron hybrid[15]
- Tangors, or Temple oranges, are crosses between the mandarin orange and the common sweet orange;[11] their thick rind is easy to peel, and its bright orange pulp is sour-sweet and full-flavoured. Some such hybrids are commonly called mandarins or tangerines.
- Rangpur lime (Citrus x limonia), a pure-mandarin × citron cross[15]
- Rough lemon (Citrus x jambhiri), a pure-mandarin × citron cross, distinct from rangpur[15]
- Volkamer lemon (Citrus volkameriana), a pure-mandarin x citron cross, distinct from rangpur and rough lemon
- Jabara (Citrus jabara), a Kunenbo mandarin × yuzu cross.[12]
- several of the kumquat-hybrid Citrofortunella, including calamansi, citrangequat, orangequat, mandarinquat and sunquat
Non-mandarins
- Mangshanyegans, long thought to be mandarins, are a separate species.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wang, Lun (2018). "Genome of Wild Mandarin and Domestication History of Mandarin". Molecular Plant 11 (8): 1024–1037. doi:10.1016/j.molp.2018.06.001. PMID 29885473.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 Wu, Guohong Albert; Terol, Javier; Ibanez, Victoria et al. (February 2018). "Genomics of the origin and evolution of Citrus". Nature 554 (7692): 311–316. doi:10.1038/nature25447. PMID 29414943. Bibcode: 2018Natur.554..311W.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wu, Guohong Albert; Sugimoto, Chikatoshi; Kinjo, Hideyasu; Asama, Chika; Mitsube, Fumimasa; Talon, Manuel; Gmitter, Grederick G Jr; Rokhsar, Daniel S (2021). "Diversification of mandarin citrus by hybrid speciation and apomixis". Nature Communications 12 (1): 4377. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24653-0. PMID 34312382. Bibcode: 2021NatCo..12.4377W. and Supplement
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Curk, Franck; Ancillo, Gema; Garcia-Lor, Andres; Luro, François; Perrier, Xavier; Jacquemoud-Collet, Jean-Pierre; Navarro, Luis; Ollitrault, Patrick (2014). "Next generation haplotyping to decipher nuclear genomic interspecific admixture in Citrus species: analysis of chromosome 2". BMC Genetics 15: 152. doi:10.1186/s12863-014-0152-1. PMID 25544367.
- ↑ Karp, David (13 January 2010). "The Seedless Kishu, a small but mighty mandarin". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/food/la-fow-marketwatch8-2010jan13-story.html.
- ↑ "Citrus tangerina Yu.Tanaka — The Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2724391.
- ↑ Larry K. Jackson and Stephen H. Futch (2018-07-10). "Robinson Tangerine". ufl.edu. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ch073.
- ↑ Commernet (2011). "20-13.0061. Sunburst Tangerines; Classification and Standards, 20-13. Market Classification, Maturity Standards And Processing Or Packing Restrictions For Hybrids, D20. Departmental, 20. Department of Citrus, Florida Administrative Code". State of Florida. http://florida.eregulations.us/fac/20-13.0061/.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Velasco, R; Licciardello, C (2014). "A genealogy of the citrus family". Nature Biotechnology 32 (7): 640–642. doi:10.1038/nbt.2954. PMID 25004231.
- ↑ "Dalanghita". https://medicinalplantsdatabase.com/portfolio/dalanghita.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 G Albert Wu (2014). "Sequencing of diverse mandarin, pomelo and orange genomes reveals a complex history of admixture during citrus domestication". Nature 32 (7): 656–662. doi:10.1038/nbt.2906. PMID 24908277.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 Shimizu, Tokurou; Kitajima, Akira; Nonaka, Keisuke; Yoshioka, Terutaka; Ohta, Satoshi; Goto, Shingo; Toyoda, Atsushi; Fujiyama, Asao et al. (2016). "Hybrid Origins of Citrus Varieties Inferred from DNA Marker Analysis of Nuclear and Organelle Genomes". PLOS ONE 11 (11). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166969. PMID 27902727. Bibcode: 2016PLoSO..1166969S.
- ↑ "Ark of Taste, Dancy Tangerine, Citrus Tangerina v. Dancy". 2014. http://www.slowfoodusa.org/ark-item/dancy-tangerine.
- ↑ Larry K. Jackson and Stephen H. Futch (2018-06-06). "HS169/CH074: Dancy Tangerine". ufl.edu. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ch074.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 Curk, Franck; Ollitrault, Frédérique; Garcia-Lor, Andres; Luro, François; Navarro, Luis; Ollitrault, Patrick (2016). "Phylogenetic origin of limes and lemons revealed by cytoplasmic and nuclear markers". Annals of Botany 11 (4): 565–583. doi:10.1093/aob/mcw005. PMID 26944784.
- ↑ Edible: An Illustrated Guide to the World's Food Plants. National Geographic. 2008. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-4262-0372-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=HORIzBx17DYC&pg=PA73.
- ↑ Toni Siebert (30 July 2009). "Nules". Citrus Variety Database. University Of California. http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/nules.html.
- ↑ Stephen H. Futch and Larry K. Jackson (2018-05-09). "HS174/CH078: Murcott (Honey Tangerine)". ufl.edu. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ch078.
- ↑ "Tango mandarin; Citrus reticulata Blanco". College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California Riverside. 2010. https://citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/tango.html.
