Tangelo - Photo by Muffet
The Tangelo or Honeybell is a Citrus fruit. It’s a hybrid of tangerine and pomelo or grapefruit.
The fruits are a bit bigger than an orange and are very juicy. They taste a bit like tangerine.
Varieties of the Tangelo include the Minneola and the Orlando.
The name ‘tangelo’ is a combination of the names ‘tangerine’ and ‘pomelo’.
Names
Scientific
Citrus x tangelo
English
Honeybell
Tangelo
Dutch
Tangelo
Spanish
Tangelo
German
Minneola
Italian
Mapo
Taxonomy
Order
Sapindales
Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Citrus
Species
Citrus x tangelo (Tangelo)
Crop categories
Fruits
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Pictures
Tangelo - Photo by Starr Environmental
Tangelo - Photo by Starr Environmental