| Citrus japonica 'Hindsii' | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. japonica 'Hindsii' |
| Binomial name | |
| Citrus japonica 'Hindsii' |
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Citrus japonica 'Hindsii' (common names: Hong Kong Kumquat or Wild Kumquat) is a species of Kumquat. It produces small edible round fruits the size of a pea. The fruit are bright orange when ripe. In warmer areas They are grown in gardens as an ornamental plant. They are also kept as houseplants and are used in bonsai. The branches have thorns.
Carl Peter Thunberg originally classified the kumquats as members of the citrus genus in 1784 in his book Flora Japonica. They were moved to a new genus, Fortunella, in 1915 by Walter T. Swingle in honor of Robert Fortune. In accordance with the 1994 Tokyo Code of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, the genus name reverted to Citrus.[1][2][3]