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Clementine
Hybrid citrus fruit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the citrus fruit. For other uses, see Clementine (disambiguation).
A clementine (Citrus × clementina) is a tangor, a citrus fruit hybrid between a willowleaf mandarin orange (C. × deliciosa) and a sweet orange (C. × sinensis),[1][2][3] named in honor of Clément Rodier, a French missionary who first discovered and propagated the cultivar in Algeria.[4] The exterior is a deep orange colour with a smooth, glossy appearance. Clementines can be separated into 7 to 14 segments. Similar to tangerines, they tend to be easy to peel. They are typically juicy and sweet, with less acid than oranges.[4] Their oils, like other citrus fruits, contain mostly limonene as well as myrcene, linalool, α-pinene and many complex aromatics.[5]
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Clementine | |
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![]() Five clementines: whole, peeled, halved and sectioned | |
Species | Citrus × clementina |
Hybrid parentage | Mandarin orange × sweet orange |
Origin | Algeria |
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