Tangerine

Tangerine

Tangerine is a variety of the Mandarin orange. It is a member of the citrus family and produces rather small and sweet fruits that are easy to peel. Like other citrus fruits, it contain a lot of vitamins.

There are many varieties of tangerine with different colors and taste. Some are called tangerine, others are called mandarins, and sometimes these names are mixed. Clementines are seedless tangerines.

Names

Scientific
   Citrus reticulata
Synonym
   Citrus clementina
   Citrus nobilis
English
   Clementine
   Mandarin
   Mandarin orange
   Mandarine
   Tangerine
Dutch
   Clementine
   Mandarijn
   Tangerijn
Spanish
   Mandarino
French
   Mandarine
   Mandarinier
German
   Mandarine
Italian
   Mandarino

Taxonomy

Genus
   Citrus
Family
   Rutaceae
Order
   Sapindales

Basic information and facts

Origin:

The origin of tangerines or mandarin oranges is in south-eastern Asia and the Philippines.

Distribution:

Now produced in most tropical and subtropical countries.

Evergreen or deciduous:

Tangerine is an evergreen tree.

Leaves:

Tangerine trees are usually thorny with slender twigs. The lanceolate leaves have small, rounded teeth, and narrowly-winged petioles.

Fruits:

The tangerine fruit is oblate with a bright-orange or red-orange peel when ripe. The peel is loose and separates easily from the segments. The small seeds are pointed at one end.

Climate and weather:

It can be grown in grown in tropical and subtropical areas.

Height:

Depending on the variety can be up to 7 or 8 meters tall.

Spacing:

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Propagation:

Grown from seeds or by grafting.

Insect pests:

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Diseases:

Greening disease.

Harvesting:

Fruits are harvested by hand when they are ripe.

Uses:

The fruits are usually eaten fresh, for example as a dessert fruit. Segments are sometimes sold canned. The fruits can also be used to produce tangerine juice. Essential oils are used in perfumes.

Did you know that?

• Tangerine orchards in Thailand have been blamed for deforestation and cause environmental damage because of abundant pesticide use.

Recipes

Tangerine Juice

Ingredients:
1) 3 tangerine fruits
2) 1/5 teaspoon salt

Instructions:
Clean the fruits, cut them in half and squeeze them.
Add salt and stir well.
Serve as a cool drink (from fridge).

Crop categories

Fruits
Food crops
Tropical crops

Pictures

Tangerine


Tangerine


Tangerine


Tangerine fruits with greening disease


Tangerines


Tangerine flowers


Tangerine fruits


Greening disease in tangerine tree