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Mandarin

Citrus reticulata

AKA: mandarin orange or mandarine
Family: Rutaceae

Tree

CITRUS UNSHIU

Satsuma Skin is leathery, easy to peel, and Fruit is sweet and seedless. Fruit easily get damaged in shipment; therefore, not found in many stores. A good patio citrus plant to grow.

CITRUS × CLEMENTINA

Clementine Very sweet (like honey). More comfortable to peel than tangerines but not as easy as satsumas. ‘Cuties,’ ‘sweeties,’ and ‘halos’ are common marketing names given- they are not variety names.

AKA: chen pi, chimpi, ju pi or mandarin orange peel

Dried mandarin peel. Used as seasoning.

CITRUS TANGERINA

Tangerine A lot of mandarin fruit were exported from North Africa–from the City of Tangiers, and the fruit from Tangiers earned the name in the USA as Tangerine. (All tangerines are mandarins, but not all mandarins are tangerines). Tangerines have seeds, not as sweet as satsuma, and tougher skin to peel, compared to easy peelers.salt penetrates the peel and rind, softening them, and curing them so that they last almost indefinitely.

CITRUS × TANGELO

AKA: Honeybells

Tangelos are the size of an adult fist, have a tart and tangy taste. They generally have loose skin and are easier to peel than oranges, readily distinguished from them by a characteristic “nipple” at the stem. Tangelos can be used as a substitute for mandarin oranges or sweet oranges.