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Citrus depressa

Index Citrus depressa

Citrus depressa (Citrus × depressa, formerly C. pectinifera, シークヮーサー or シークァーサー shiikwaasa, ヒラミレモン hirami remon or シークワーサー shīkuwāsā), in English sometimes called shequasar, Taiwan tangerine, flat lemon, hirami lemon, or thin-skinned flat lemon, is a small, green citrus fruit rich in flavonoids and native to Taiwan and Okinawa, Japan. [1]

12 relations: Bunzō Hayata, Calamondin, Citrus, Flavonoid, Garnish (food), Japan, Juice, Lemon, Lime (fruit), Okinawa Prefecture, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan.

Bunzō Hayata

was a Japanese botanist noted for his taxonomic work in Japan and Formosa (Taiwan).

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Calamondin

Calamondin (Citrus microcarpa, × Citrofortunella microcarpa or × Citrofortunella mitis) is an important citrofortunella, meaning that it is an intergeneric hybrid between a member of the genus Citrus (in this case probably the mandarin orange) and the kumquat, formerly considered as belonging to a separate genus Fortunella.

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Citrus

Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae.

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Flavonoid

Flavonoids (or bioflavonoids) (from the Latin word flavus meaning yellow, their color in nature) are a class of plant and fungus secondary metabolites.

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Garnish (food)

A garnish is an item or substance used as a decoration or embellishment accompanying a prepared food dish or drink.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Juice

Juice is a drink made from the extraction or pressing of the natural liquid contained in fruit and vegetables.

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Lemon

The lemon, Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck, is a species of small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia.

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Lime (fruit)

A lime (from French lime, from Arabic līma, from Persian līmū, "lemon") is a hybrid citrus fruit, which is typically round, lime green, in diameter, and contains acidic juice vesicles.

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Okinawa Prefecture

is the southernmost prefecture of Japan.

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Ryukyu Islands

The, also known as the or the, are a chain of islands annexed by Japan that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yonaguni the southernmost.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_depressa

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