![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mandarins were first cultivated in ancient southeastern China, having evolved from a wild fruit found in India. Other fruits such as tangerines, clementines and satsumas are part of the mandarin family. Most people see mandarins as a type of small orange, but in fact they are a completely different variety. Modern-day oranges are a hybrid of mandarins and pomelos. Not quite. It is thought that all contemporary citrus fruits are descended from three original varieties: the mandarin, the citron (related to lemons) and the pomelo (similar to a grapefruit). DO you know your tangelos from your tangerines? Could you recognise a ponkon? Aren’t they all just oranges anyway? ![]()
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