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Encyclopedia > Tangerine
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Tangerine

A tangerine fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species: C. reticulata
Binomial name
Citrus reticulata
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The Tangerine (Citrus reticulata) is an orange or red colored citrus fruit, a type of Egyptian orange. Download high resolution version (1024x973, 148 KB)closeup of a tangerine Photographer: jefras Source: Stock. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta—liverworts Anthocerotophyta—hornworts Bryophyta—mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta—rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta—zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta—clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta—trimerophytes Pteridophyta—ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta—seed ferns Pinophyta—conifers Cycadophyta—cycads Ginkgophyta—ginkgo Gnetophyta—gnetae Magnoliophyta—flowering plants... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families See text Sapindales is a botanical name for an order of flowering plants. ... Genera About 160 genera; selected important genera: Amyris - West Indian Sandalwood Choisya - Mexican orange Citrus - Citrus Dictamnus - Burning-bush Fortunella - Kumquat Melicope - Corkwood, Alani Murraya - Curry tree Phellodendron - Cork-trees Poncirus - Trifoliate orange Ptelea - Hoptree Ruta - Rue Skimmia - Skimmia Tetradium (Euodia) - Euodias Zanthoxylum - Toothache trees Rutaceae is a family of... Species & major hybrids Species Citrus aurantifolia - Key lime Citrus maxima - Pomelo Citrus medica - Citron Citrus reticulata - Mandarin & Tangerine Major hybrids Citrus ×sinensis - Sweet Orange Citrus ×aurantium - Bitter Orange Citrus ×paradisi - Grapefruit Citrus ×limon - Lemon Citrus ×limonia - Rangpur lime Citrus ×latifolia - Persian lime See also main text for other hybrids Citrus... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Tangerine can refer to: Tangerine, a red- or orange-colored citrus fruit. ... See also Orange (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word. ... Red re-directs here; for alternate uses see Red (disambiguation) Red is a color at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... Species & major hybrids Species Citrus aurantifolia - Key lime Citrus maxima - Pomelo Citrus medica - Citron Citrus reticulata - Mandarin & Tangerine Major hybrids Citrus ×sinensis - Sweet Orange Citrus ×aurantium - Bitter Orange Citrus ×paradisi - Grapefruit Citrus ×limon - Lemon Citrus ×limonia - Rangpur lime Citrus ×latifolia - Persian lime See also main text for other hybrids Citrus... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ...


They are smaller than most oranges, and the skin of some varieties peels off more easily. The taste is often more sour, or tart, than that of an orange. Binomial name Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck Orange—specifically, sweet orange—refers to the citrus tree Citrus sinensis (syn. ... Taste is one of the traditional five senses and refers to the ability to detect of flavor of foodstuffs and other substances (e. ... Human taste sensory organs, called taste buds or gustatory calyculi, and concentrated on the upper surface of the tongue, appear to be receptive to relatively few chemical species as tastes. ...


Good quality tangerines will be firm to slightly hard, heavy for their size and pebbly-skinned with no deep grooves, also orange in color. Peak tangerine season is short, lasting from November to January in the Northern Hemisphere. The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is north of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On the Earth, the Northern Hemisphere contains most of the land and about 88-90% of the human population. ...


The Honey tangerine, which was originally called a murcott, is very sweet as its name suggests. Other popular kinds include the Sunburst and Fairchild tangerines. Fairchild tangerines are a cross between a Clementine tangerine and an Orlando tangelo. ...


One of the oldest varieties is the Dancy tangerine, once the most popular type, but no longer widely grown [1]. The Dancy was known as the zipper-skin tangerine and as the kid-glove orange for its loose, pliable peel. Its peak season is December, so children often received one in their Christmas stockings. Christmas is an annual holiday that marks the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. ...


Tangerine flavor is used in bottled juice or gatorade soft drinks, and the fresh fruit can be used in salads, desserts and main dishes. It is, however, most commonly eaten out of hand. Tangerines are a good source of vitamin C, folate and beta-carotene. They also contain some potassium, magnesium and vitamins B1, B2 & B3. A soft drink is a drink that contains no alcohol. ... For other uses, see Vitamin C (disambiguation). ... Folic acid (the anion form is called folate) is a B-complex vitamin (once called vitamin M) that is important in preventing neural tube defects (NTDs) in the developing human fetus. ... Carotene is a terpene, an orange photosynthetic pigment, important for photosynthesis. ... General Name, Symbol, Number potassium, K, 19 Chemical series alkali metals Group, Period, Block 1, 4, s Appearance silvery white Standard atomic weight 39. ... General Name, Symbol, Number magnesium, Mg, 12 Chemical series alkaline earth metals Group, Period, Block 2, 3, s Appearance silvery white Standard atomic weight 24. ... For the similarly-spelled nucleic acid, see Thymine Thiamine or thiamin, also known as vitamin B1, is one of the B vitamins. ... Riboflavin (E101), also known as vitamin B2, is an easily absorbed micronutrient with a key role in maintaining health in animals. ... Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid or vitamin B3, is a water-soluble vitamin whose derivatives such as NADH play essential roles in energy metabolism in the living cell. ...


The number of seeds in each segment (carpel) varies greatly (up to 59).


Historically the name tangerine comes from Tangier, Morocco, the port from which the first tangerines were shipped to Europe. The adjective tangerine, from Tangier or Tanger, was already an English word (first recorded in 1710). A view of Tangier bay at sunrise as seen from Cape Malabata Tangier(Tanja طنچة in Berber and Arabic, Tânger in Portuguese, and Tanger in French), is a city of northern Morocco with a population of 669,685 (2004 census). ... // Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 3 - Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. ...


A popular alternative to tangerines are clementines, which are also a variant of the mandarin orange. Box of Clementines with hand for size reference. ...


Production

Top Ten Tangerines, Mandarin orange, clementines Producers — 2005
(1000 tonnes)
Flag of People's Republic of China China 11,395
Flag of Spain Spain 2,125
Flag of Brazil Brazil 1,270
Flag of Japan Japan 1,132
Flag of Iran Iran 720
Flag of Thailand Thailand 670
Flag of Egypt Egypt 665
 Pakistan 587
Flag of Italy Italy 585.84
Flag of Turkey Turkey 585
World Total 19,734.84
Source:
UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
[2]

Binomial name Citrus reticulata The Mandarin orange or mandarin is a small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with fruit resembling the orange. ... Clementines, Klementia or Clementine Pseudo-writings are names given to the curious religious romance which has come down to us in two forms as composed by Pope St. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Thailand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Pakistan_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... FAO emblem With its headquarters in Rome, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that works to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living; to improve the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of food and agricultural products; to promote rural development; and...

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Tangerine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (231 words)
The Tangerine (Citrus reticulata) is an orange or red colored citrus fruit, a type of mandarin orange.
Tangerines are a good source of vitamin C, folate and beta-carotene.
Historically the name tangerine comes from Tangier, Morocco, the port from which the first tangerines were shipped to Europe.
Tangerine: She Is All They Say (921 words)
Tangerines are actually a type of mandarin orange as are clementines, but here in the US, the names are used interchangeably.
That tangerine stir fry is great served with tangerine-flavored rice--just add the finely-chopped peel from a tangerine to a cup of white or brown rice and two cups or chicken or vegetable stock and cook as you normally would.
Tangerine rice is also great with poultry--in fact, the flavor or tangerine in itself is terrific with all kinds of poultry.
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