Citrus japonica Thunb., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 2, 3: 208 (1780)
Syn: Citrus madurensis Lour., Citrus x aurantium subsp. japonica (Thunb.) Engl.
Common Name: Round Kumquat,
Small shrub or small tree barely 2-3 m tall. Leaves with very narrowly winged petiole less than 1 cm long, obovate, elliptic to broadly ovate, obtuse with crenulate margin. Flower usually solitary or up to 3 in a fascicle, subsessile, petals about 5 mm long, fruit usually less than 3 cm, globose with thin rind, 4-6 chambered, orange yellow when ripe.
Clicked from Vikas Puri, Delhi
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.