Citrus Reticulata
TheĀ mandarin orangeĀ (Citrus reticulata), also known as theĀ mandarinĀ orĀ mandarine, is a smallĀ citrusĀ tree with fruit resembling otherĀ oranges, usually eaten plain or in fruit salads.
The mandarin tree may be much smaller than that of the sweet orange or equal in size, depending on variety. With great age, some may reach a height of 25 ft (7.5 m) with a greater spread. The tree is usually thorny, with slender twigs, broad-or slender-lanceolate leaves having minute, rounded teeth, and narrowly-winged petioles. The flowers are borne singly or a few together in the leaf axils. The fruit is oblate, the peel bright-orange or red-orange when ripe, loose, separating easily from the segments. Seeds are small, pointed at one end, green inside.
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