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Citrus mangshanensis
Also called Mandarin Orange, Swatow Orange, Culate Mandarin, Mandarin, Mandarine Orange, Mandarin Oranges, Naartjie
Citrus mangshanensis (mangshanyegan) is a wild citrus species from mountain forests in Hunan, China, distinct from the cultivated mandarin, and is not a widely grown ornamental or fruit crop. It grows best in subtropical, mountainous conditions with good drainage and open light.
Citrus mangshanensis, the mangshanyegan (Chinese: 莽山野柑), is a wild citrus fruit species.
The mangshanyegan is native to mountain forests in Mangshan, Hunan province, China, where it was first reported in the 1980s. It is genetically distinct from the mandarin orange, with which it has morphological similarities, and the term 'Mangshan wild mandarins' as well as the species name C. mangshanensis have been used both for the mangshanyegan and for wild true mandarins of the same region. Genomic sequencing shows the mangshanyegan to be one of a small number of pure (non-hybrid) citrus species, having diverged from other members of the genus at the initial branching of Citrus radiation in the Late Miocene. It is genetically similar to another wild citrus of the region, the yuanju.
Citrus mangshanensis thrives in mountainous areas at an altitude of approximately 700 meters. It is endemic to southern Hunan, China, particularly in the Mangshan region of the Nanling mountain range.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
