Kiyomi | |
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Kiyomi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Genus: | Citrus |
Species: | C. unshiu × sinensis |
Binomial name | |
Citrus unshiu × sinensis |
Kiyomi (清見 kiyomi?) is a Japanese citrus fruit that is a hybrid (Citrus unshiu × Citrus sinensis) of a Miyagawa Wase mikan and a Citrus sinensis orange. The new breed was the first tangor created in Japan in 1949. It was named Kiyomi after the temple Seiken-ji (清見寺?) and the lagoon Kiyomi-gata (清見潟?) near its experiment station in Shizuoka city and registered as "Tangor Nōrin No.1" in 1979.
Kiyomi are sweet. Sugar content is normally 11–12°Bx and reaches even 13°Bx if conditions are met. Citric acid content is around 1%. It has no seeds. The time of ripening is mid to late March. The flavor is similar to that of a mikan, while the aroma is similar to that of an orange.
Kiyomi is a monogerm, so it is often used as a parent citrus to create new hybrids such as Dekopon.