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Citrus leiocarpa
Also called Sour Orange, Seville Orange, Bitter Orange, Bigarade, Guntur Sour Orange, Kichili, King Orange
Koji orange is a small citrus tree native to Japan, now treated as a synonym of Citrus aurantium (sour orange). It is grown mainly as an ornamental or for its small, seedy fruit rather than for commercial use.
Koji orange (コウジ) (Citrus leiocarpa), also known as the smooth-fruited orange, is a Citrus species native to Japan. The specific epithet (leiocarpa) comes from the Greek λεῖος leîos 'smooth', and καρπός karpós 'fruit'. It is a taxonomical synonym of Citrus aurantium.
Besides Japan, it is grown in the United States, and other parts of East Asia including South Korea and China.
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