Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Fruits, Trees
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Nules , Nadorcott
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
21
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
Oval or Rounded
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Purple
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red, Orange
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Light Frost
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires consistently moist soil
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Equal amount of N,P,K
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Citrus canker
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Light Frost
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
-
Allergy
Mouth itching, Throat itching
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Farmland
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Digestive, Vitamin C
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits
Other Uses
Added to salads, Culinary use
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
CITRUS reticulata
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Clementine, Mandarin, Tangerine
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
clementine
कबिट
In German
Clementine
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Citrus clementina
Kawista
In Spanish
Citrus x clementina
Kawista
In Greek
clementine
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
clementine
Limonia
In Polish
clementine
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
clementine
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Sapindales
Family
Rutaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Citrus
Limonia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Citreae
Subfamily
-
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
21
1
27800
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