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Created 9/10/2023

Family Rutaceae

HAWAII - CULTIVATED

Citrus crassifolia



Kailua, Oahu

KUMQUAT, KINKAN

Shrub cultivated for sweet-sour, olive-sized fruit.  Native to China and Japan.  Formerly known as Fortunella crassifolia.  As with many Citrus, it is the product of hundreds of years of hybridization, and taxonomy is difficult.