Ponkan

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species: Reticulata

Ponkan (Japanese: ポンカン) is a member of the tangerine family, but its fruits are the size of oranges. It was originally introduced to the United States by Robert Pittman Senior of Apopka, Florida in the early 1900s. The fruit is very sweet. Trees are heavy bearing every other year.

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