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Mandarin orange

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The mandarin orange, often called simply the mandarin, is a small, rounded citrus fruit treated as a distinct species of orange. Unlike the roughly spherical sweet orange, it is small and oblate, with a taste sweeter and stronger than the common orange. A ripe fruit is firm to slightly soft, heavy for its size, and pebbly skinned, with a thin, loose peel and little white pith, making it easier to peel and separate into segments than most other citrus. The tree is tender and easily damaged by cold, so it is grown mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Citrus reticulata 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Rutaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Mandarin orange
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1. Mandarin orange (Wikipedia)
Wikidata Q125337 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Mandarin orange
Child Taxon Of: Rutaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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