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Summer Mandarin Orange🍊
Citrus natsudaidai
ナツミカン
An evergreen small tree of the Rutaceae family that bears large citrus fruits with a strong sour flavor in early summer. Hagi City in Yamaguchi Prefecture is known as a notable production area.
Identification Points
- ✓果実は大型で球形、果皮は厚い
- ✓果肉は強い酸味
- ✓前年の果実が翌夏に黄熟
Habitat
栽培（西日本中心）
Season
5月（花）／4〜7月（果実）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Venation
Pinnate
Petal fusion
Fused
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Aromatic
Aromatic
Phylogenetic Positionミカン科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Sapindales > Rutaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (ca. 85–70 million years ago)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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