Fortunella crassifolia

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Fortunella crassifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Aurantioideae
Tribe: Citreae
Genus: Fortunella
Species: F. crassifolia

Fortunella crassifolia is a species of Kumquat. They are also called, Miewa Kumquat, Round Kumquat, Sweet Kumquat. The flesh is sweet and are commonly eaten raw. They are cultivated for its edible fruit and uas as an ornamental plant They are native to China. They are grow in Japan. The fruit can also be made into jams and jellies. This species have been introduce to the USA as an ornamental plant. They usaaly kept indoors in colder climates.





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