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Citrus japonica (sour orange)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Calamondin (× Citrofortunella microcarpa or × Citrofortunella mitis) is an important citrofortunella, meaning that it is an intergenetic hybrid between a member of the genus citrus (in this case probably the mandarin orange) and the kumquat belonging to Fortunella. Calamondin is used mainly as an ornamental tree, rather than for food, although the fruit is edible.
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Air Quality Improvement [1]  Low
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  86 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  High
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Pollinators [2]  Apomictic, Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  This species is much used as a rootstock for the sweet orange, C. sinensis, because of its disease resistance and greater hardiness; Grown as a hedging plant in N. America; A semi-drying oil obtained from the seed is used in soap making; Essential oils obtained from the peel, petals and leaves are used as a food flavouring and also in perfumery and medicines; The oil from the flowers is called 'Neroli oil' - yields are very low from this species and so it is often adulterated with inferior oils; The oil from the leaves and young shoots is called 'petit-grain' - 400 kilos of plant material yield about 1 kilo of oil; This is also often adulterated with inferior products; Neroli oil, mixed with vaseline, is used in India as a preventative against leeches;
Height [2]  30 feet (9 m)
Width [2]  20 feet (6 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate
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♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
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♦ 9New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0