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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/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Citrus reticulata 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Rutaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Mandarin orange
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Brazil

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Burkina Faso

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Colombia

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Comoros

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Cyprus

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France

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Guinea

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Laos

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Madagascar

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Mexico

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North America

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Norway

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Peru

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Rwanda

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Seychelles

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Taiwan

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United States

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Sources
1. Mandarin orange (Wikipedia)
  • Wikidata Q125337 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 386224
    A mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata), often simply called mandarin, is a small, rounded citrus tree fruit.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Plants For A Future: Citrus reticulata plant record
Plants For A FutureEdible Uses
Quote, Edible Uses
Fruit - raw or cooked in puddings, cakes, confectionery etc[183].
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Citrus reticulata
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Sapindales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12438
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12438
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Sapindales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Citrus reticulata
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 3190172, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 3190172, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Rutaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12513
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12513
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Wikidata: Mandarin orange
Child Taxon Of: Rutaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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