List of citrus fruits facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Citrus |
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Slices of various citrus fruits | |
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Aurantioideae
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Citrus
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Eremocitrus |
Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae. It originated in tropical and subtropical southeast Asia. The name comes from the citron.
Citrus fruits usually have a sour taste but farmers grow more of the sweet ones. There are many types of citrus fruits in the world.
List of citrus fruits
- Citron
- Clementine
- Grapefruit
- Hyuganatsu
- Kumquat
- Lemon
- Rough Lemon
- Lime
- Kaffir lime
- Key lime
- Leech Limes
- Mandarin orange
- Minneola
- Orange (fruit)
- Pomelo
- Satsuma
- Shonan gold
- Sweety
- Tangerine
- Tangelo
- Ugli
- Imperial Lemon
- Citron
- Red finger lime
- Amanatsu
- Orangelo
- Oroblancho
- Tangor
- Yuzu
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Frutas cítricas para niños
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