Citrus hindsii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. hindsii
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| Binomial name | |
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Citrus hindsii, the Hong Kong kumquat,[2][3] is a species of kumquats; a type of citrus fruit in the genus Citrus, family Rutaceae. It produces small, round, edible fruits, the size of a pea. The fruits are bright orange in color when ripe. In warmer regions it is grown in gardens as an ornamental plant. It is also used as a houseplant and bonsai. The branches are very thorny.
This specific name is first published in World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1): 15 (1999).[4][5]
Synonyms
- Fortunella hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Swingle, 1915
- Sclerostylis hindsii Champ. ex Benth.
- Atalantia hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Oliv.
References
- ^ Written at National Institutes of Health. "Citrus hindsii". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Bethesda, Maryland, USA: National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Fortunella hindsii". Citrus Genome Database. Washington State University: MainLab Bioinformatics. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Written at National Institutes of Health. "Citrus hindsii cultivar:Hongkong kumquat Genome sequencing and assembly". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Bethesda, Maryland, USA: National Library of Medicine. 487160. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Citrus hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Govaerts". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Citrus hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Govaerts". World Flora Online. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
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External links
- "Fortunella hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Swingle". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- "Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- "Fortunella hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Swingle". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
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