Tangelo

Tangelo
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
Subtropical crops

Pictures

Tangelo
Tangelo - Photo by Starr Environmental

Tangelo
Tangelo - Photo by Starr Environmental

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