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Six foods that climate change is going to ruin: Some of the most common crops, like corn and coffee, are already suffering as the Earth warms -- salon (06 February 2023)
This little-known Japanese fruit now has a cult following -- CNN BUSINESS (31 March 2021)
The Quest to Save Oranges Finds Hope in a Gene: Growers turned to genetics in hopes of building a tougher orange tree. But what intervention would the public accept? -- Amy Harmon, The New York Times (27 July 2013)

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Mandarin Orange (Citrus reticulata cultivar)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Subclass:	Rosidae
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Subfamily:	Aurantioideae
Tribe:	Citreae
Genus:	Citrus Linnaeus
Species and hybrids
Important species: Citrus aurantifolia – Key lime Citrus maxima – Pomelo Citrus medica – Citron Citrus reticulata – Mandarin orange Important hybrids: Citrus × aurantium – Bitter orange Citrus × latifolia – Persian lime Citrus × limon – Lemon Citrus × limonia – Rangpur Citrus × paradisi – Grapefruit Citrus × sinensis – Sweet orange Citrus × tangerina – Tangerine See also below for other species and hybrids.
Synonyms
Eremocitrus Microcitrus

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Citrus

NOUN:

: any of a group of often thorny trees and shrubs (Citrus and related genera) of the rue family grown in warm regions for their edible fruit (as the orange or lemon) with firm usually thick rind and pulpy flesh; also : the fruit

ETYMOLOGY:

New Latin, genus name, from Latin

First Known Use: 1825

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Citrus Research and Education Center -- University of Florida
Florida Citrus Industry Oral Histories -- William Mansfield , Patel Center for Global Studies, University of South Florida (USF)
Freidberg, Susanne. "Fruit: Ephermeral Beauty," Ch. 4 of FRESH: A Perishable History. Harvard Belknap, 2010.
Genetic Origin of Cultivated Citrus Determined -- EurekAlert (16 January 2011)
Hyman, Clarissa. Oranges: A Global History. London: Reaktion Books, 2013.
Morse, Kitty. The Scent of Orange Blossoms: Sephardic Cuisines from Morocco. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2001.
Robinson, Jo. Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health. NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Sonneman, Tony. Lemon: A Global History. London: Reaktion Books, 2012.
Visser, Margaret. Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Meal. NY: Grove, 2010 [1986].