Fortunella
E578188
Fortunella is a small genus of citrus-like fruit-bearing plants best known for kumquats, which produce small, edible, sweet-skinned fruits.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Citrus sensu lato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | kumquats ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonUse |
fruit production
ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
warm temperate regions ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Peter Thunberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Rutaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerType | white flowers ⓘ |
| fruitEdibleRaw | true ⓘ |
| fruitSkinTaste | sweet ⓘ |
| fruitType | hesperidium ⓘ |
| fruitUsedFor |
candied fruit
ⓘ
marmalade ⓘ preserves ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrub
ⓘ
small tree ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
fruit industry
ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ |
| hasHybridUses | rootstock for citrus ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Fortunella crassifolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fortunella hindsii NERFINISHED ⓘ Fortunella japonica NERFINISHED ⓘ Fortunella margarita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTaxonomicIssue | sometimes treated as part of Citrus genus ⓘ |
| isCitrusLike | true ⓘ |
| isEvergreen | true ⓘ |
| isFruitBearing | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Fortune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Sapindales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| produces | small edible fruits ⓘ |
| subfamily | Aurantioideae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subtribe | Citrinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerates | cooler temperatures than many citrus ⓘ |
| tribe | Citreae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.