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Satsuma Mandarinπ
Citrus unshiu
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An evergreen shrub in the citrus family. A Japanese native citrus said to have originated on Nagashima Island in Kagoshima. Seedless and sweet, it is the most common mandarin in Japan. Main production areas include Ehime, Wakayama, and Shizuoka.
Identification Points
- βEvergreen shrub with almost no thorns
- βThick, glossy, elliptic leaves
- βFlattened spherical fruit; thin peel easily removed by hand; seedless
Habitat
Cultivated (orchards)
Season
October to December (fruit)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Elliptic
Growth form
Shrub
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Flower color
White
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic Positionγγ«γ³η§ β
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Sapindales > Rutaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (ca. 85β70 million years ago)
Sources & References
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