Citrus, also known as tangerine, mandarin orange, tangerine, kumquat, pomelo, tangerine.

Citrus fruits have excellent color and flavor and are juicy. The fruit is small and flat in appearance, with a vermilion or orange skin, thin, smooth and not hard skin, a sweet and sour taste, and a pointed and thin center.

Citrus and orange are the same fruit, but they have different names due to different regions. Citrus likes a warm and humid climate, and its cold tolerance is slightly stronger than grapefruit, lime and sweet orange. my country is one of the main growing countries of citrus.

Origin

Citrus originated from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in China, passing through the Yangtze River and spreading to the south of the Huaihe River. From the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to the Lingnan region, after long-term cultivation selection by the Chinese people, citrus has become a precious fruit for mankind.

In the 15th century, the Portuguese brought Chinese sweet oranges to the Mediterranean coast for cultivation, where they were called "Chinese apples". Later, sweet oranges spread to Latin America and the United States.

In 1821, the British came to China to collect specimens and brought kumquats to Europe.

In 1892, the United States introduced ponkans from China, called "Chinese tangerines." In English, tangerines and tangerines are collectively called "Mandarin", and its original meaning is "China's precious tangerine".