Citrus reticulata Blanco

 

Citrus (Citrus reticulata Blanco), also known as mandarin, orange, tangerine, etc., isRutaceae（Rutaceae）Citrus genus（Citrus).Small trees 。 Citrus has more branches and fewer spines. Single compound leaves, leaves lanceolate, elliptic or broadly ovate. The flowers are solitary or in clusters of 2-3 flowers. The fruit is usually oblate to nearly spherical, pale yellow, vermilion or dark red, and the flesh is sour, sweet, bitter, or has a specific smell. The seeds are more or less numerous, sparsely seedless, and usually ovate. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruiting period is from October to December 。

Citrus cultivation is widely spread all over the world, and China is one of the important places of origin In China, it is mainly distributed in Gansu, Jiangsu, Hainan and other provinces。 Widely cultivated, rarely semi-wild。 Citrus is mostly born along rivers and lakes or plains, hills, low mountain areas, likes high temperature and humidity of subtropical climate, not cold-tolerant, slightly shade-tolerant, in the sunshine, deep soil, good aeration of sandy loam soil grows well 。

The citrus tree resembles a kumquat and can be used as a potted ornamental plant 。 Citrus flesh is sweet and sour It can be processed into juice, jam, fruit cake and other foods 。 Citrus fruits, peels and juices can be used as medicine to treat symptoms such as qi and blood deficiency, dizziness, fatigue, and children's cough and asthma 。 Citrus flowers and fruits can extract flavor, pomace peel can extract pectin, citric acid, etc 。 Citrus peel residue contains protein, minerals, vitamins and other nutrients, which can be used in the production and processing of ruminant feed

Citrus (a plant of the genus Citrus in the Rutaceae family)_Baidu Encyclopedia