Oval kumquat

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Oval kumquat
Fruits of the oval kumquat

Fruits of the oval kumquat

Systematics
Rosids
Eurosiden II
Order : Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family : Rhombus family (Rutaceae)
Genre : Kumquats ( Fortunella )
Type : Oval kumquat
Scientific name
Fortunella margarita
( Lour. ) Swingle

The ovals kumquat ( Fortunella margarita ), also oval kumquat or kumquat called, is a plant type from the kind of kumquats in the family of Rutaceae (Rutaceae). Like all other species of this genus, it comes from Asia . Southeast China is considered their original home .

description

The oval kumquat grows as an evergreen shrub or tree and reaches heights of up to about 3 meters. It has small dark green leathery leaves . The plant is relatively cold-resistant and survives light frosts; it is slow growing, but can attach a variety of fruits to the bush. With a diameter of 1.5–2 cm, the flower is relatively small, pure white and appears in the leaf axils of last year's long shoots. Due to the profound hibernation of the plant, flowering often only appears from May / June. The oval kumquat needs a cool, light wintering location for good flower formation.

Systematics

The Portuguese botanist João de Loureiro described the plant in his Flora cochinchinensis in 1790 under the name Citrus margarita . The first description by the American botanist Walter Tennyson Swingle , which is valid today , was published in 1915.

The oval kumquat is the most popular and most widely offered kumquat for sale. The fruits reach the size of dates and have a sweet and sour taste. Very attractive affect Citrus volkameriana (Volkamer lemon ) and Citrus aurantium ( bitter orange refined) Pedigree forms.

Web links

Commons : Oval Kumquat ( Fortunella margarita )  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

supporting documents

  • Walter T. Swingle, Philip C. Reece (1967): The Botany of Citrus and Its Wild Relatives . In: W. Reuther, HJ Webber, LD Batchelor (Ed.): The Citrus Industry . Vol. 1. University of California. [1]
  • Bernhard Voss (1997): Citrus plants from tropical to hardy . Humbach & Nemazal, ISBN 3980552136
  • Bernhard Voss (2005): Citrus Plants . Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH, ISBN 3-440-10174-6

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fl. cochinch. 2: 467. 1790; see entry at GRIN Taxonomy for Plants .
  2. ↑ J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 167, 170.1915; see entry at GRIN Taxonomy for Plants .