- Family:
- Rutaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Citrus L.
Citrus japonica Thunb.

Native to:
China Southeast, Hainan
Introduced into:
Assam, California, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gambia, Haiti, Japan, Korea, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam
- Atalantia hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Oliv.
- Citrus hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Govaerts
- Citrus inermis Roxb.
- Citrus japonica subf. crassifolia (Swingle) M.Hiroe
- Citrus japonica subf. hindsii (Chapm. ex Benth.) M.Hiroe
- Citrus madurensis Lour.
- Citrus margarita Lour.
- Citrus × nobilis subf. kinokumi (Tanaka) M.Hiroe
- Citrus × nobilis var. microcarpa Hassk.
- Fortunella bawangica C.C.Huang
- Fortunella crassifolia Swingle
- Fortunella hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Swingle
- Fortunella japonica (Thunb.) Swingle
- Fortunella margarita (Lour.) Swingle
- Fortunella venosa (Champ. ex Benth.) C.C.Huang
- Sclerostylis hindsii Champ. ex Benth.
- Sclerostylis venosa Champ. ex Benth.
- English
- Oval Kumquat, Round Cumquat
Citrus japonica Thunb. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1928 | s.coll. [s.n.], Hong Kong | Fortunella hindsii | K000717998 | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1928 | Champion, J.G. [s.n.], Hong Kong | Fortunella hindsii | K000717996 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Jan 1, 1927 | Wright, C. [s.n.], Hong Kong | Fortunella hindsii | K000717995 | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1927 | Hinds, R.B. [s.n.], Hong Kong | Fortunella hindsii | K000717994 | Yes | |
Urquhart, F.G. [s.n.], Hong Kong | Fortunella hindsii | K000717997 | Yes |
First published in Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 2, 3: 208 (1780)
Accepted by
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots' Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
- Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Mao, A.A., Odyuo, N., Verma, D. & Singh, P. (2017). Checklist of Flora of Nagaland: 1-196. Botanical Survey of India.
- Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots' Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
- Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
- Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
- Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh l?c các loài th?c v?t Vi?t Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà N?i : Nhà xu?t b?n Nông nghi?p.
- Mao, A.A., Odyuo, N., Verma, D. & Singh, P. (2017). Checklist of Flora of Nagaland: 1-196. Botanical Survey of India.
- USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
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