Kumquat
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Informal group: | Kumquats |
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"Kumquat" in Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 金橘 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "golden orange" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese | kim quất | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Thai | ส้มจี๊ด | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RTGS | somchíd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 금귤 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 金橘 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 金柑 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nepali | मुन्तला (muntala) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kumquats (/ˈkʌmkwɒt/ KUM-kwot), or cumquats in Australian English, are a group of small, angiosperm, fruit-bearing trees in the family Rutaceae. Their taxonomy is disputed. They were previously classified as forming the now-historical genus Fortunella or placed within Citrus, sensu lato. Different classifications have alternatively assigned them to anywhere from a single species, Citrus japonica, to numerous species representing each cultivar. Recent genomic analysis defines three pure species, Citrus hindsii, C. margarita and C. crassifolia, with C. × japonica being a hybrid of the last two.
The edible fruit closely resembles the orange (Citrus sinensis) in color, texture, and anatomy, but is much smaller, being approximately the size of a large olive. The kumquat is a fairly cold-hardy citrus.