Kumquat

Kumquat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Informal group: Kumquats
Kumquat
"Kumquat" in Chinese characters
Chinese name
Chinese金橘
Literal meaning"golden orange"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinjīnjú
Wade–Gileschin1-chü2
IPA[tɕín.tɕy̌]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationgāmgwāt
Jyutpinggam1-gwat1
IPA[kɐm˥.kʷɐt̚˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJkim-kiat
Vietnamese name
Vietnamesekim quất
Thai name
Thaiส้มจี๊ด
RTGSsomchíd
Korean name
Hangul금귤
Hanja金橘
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationgeumgyul
Japanese name
Kanji金柑
Transcriptions
Romanizationkinkan
Nepali name
Nepaliमुन्तला (muntala)

Kumquats (/ˈkʌmkwɒt/ KUM-kwot),[1] or cumquats in Australian English, are a group of small, angiosperm, fruit-bearing trees in the family Rutaceae. Their taxonomy is disputed. They were previously classified as forming the now-historical genus Fortunella or placed within Citrus, sensu lato. Different classifications have alternatively assigned them to anywhere from a single species, Citrus japonica, to numerous species representing each cultivar. Recent genomic analysis defines three pure species, Citrus hindsii, C. margarita and C. crassifolia, with C. × japonica being a hybrid of the last two.

The edible fruit closely resembles the orange (Citrus x sinensis) in color, texture, and anatomy, but is much smaller, being approximately the size of a large olive. The kumquat is a fairly cold-hardy citrus.

  1. ^ "Kumquat". Collins Dictionary. n.d. Retrieved 25 September 2014.