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n. - Small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats.

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  • They may look like a citrus and in fact they were at one stage considered as such but in 1915 they were reclassified as genus Fortunella.
  • For the past hundred years the Nagami or Oval Kumquat (Fortunella. margarita) which is native to Japan, has been grown commercially -- with great success -- in Florida.
  • Cumquat: was originally assumed to be a citrus but was later revealed to have a somewhat simpler structure than citrus and was allotted its own genus, Fortunella.
  • Fragola (strawberry with Balsamic Vinegar), Chocolat, Fortunella (Kumquat
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