This is an illustration of a variety of citrus unshiu, known as 'Shiranui', which has a distinctive shape with a protruding upper part of the fruit. It is often referred to by the nickname 'Dekopon', but that nickname is a registered trademark. It named, in Brazil, 'Kinsei'. In US, 'Sumo Citrus'. In South Korea, 'hallabong'
Botanical information
Informations of the plants imaged for these illustrations is bellow.
Botanical name
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( Citrus unshiu X C. sinensis ) X C. reticulata
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Siranuhi
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Plantae Category
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Rutaceae/ Aurantioideae
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Citrus
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Origin
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[Hybrid] Minami-shimabara City, Nagasaki, JP
