Meiwa kumquat

Fortunella crassifolia

  • Meiwa kumquat
  • Meiwa kumquat
  • Meiwa kumquat
  • Meiwa kumquat
  • Flower name
    Meiwa kumquat
  • Scientific name
    Fortunella crassifolia
  • Alias寧波金柑, メイワキンカン, Fortunella crassifolia, ネイハキンカン, キンカン, Meiwa kumquat
  • Place of originChina
  • Place of floweringGarden, Orchard
  • Flowering season

What is Meiwa kumquat

Meiwa kumquat (scientific name: Fortunella obovata) is a variety of evergreen shrub “Kumquat” that is native to China and belongs to the family Rutaceae, and is also called the Neiha kumquat. Fruits consist of a single tree due to self-fruitfulness. This is a typical varieties of kumquat, and most of them are commercially available for raw consumption. The fruit is spherical and weighs 10-16 g. There are few thorns and it is cold resistant and easy to grow.

Generic name: Meiwa kumquat, Scientific name: Fortunella obovata, Living type: evergreen shrub, tree height: 1-2 m, leaf shape: egg shape, leaf edge: shallow sawtooth, leaf length: 6 cm, inflorescence: mutual growth, flowering period: July, September-October, May (3 times a year), flower diameter: 2 cm, flower color: white, number of petals: 5, pistil: 1, pistil number: 20, fruit diameter: 2 cm, fruit color: golden (yellow-orange), fruit weight : 10 to 16 g, Harvest season: January to May, Season: January to February.


  • Order
    Sapindus
  • Family
    Rutaceae
  • Genus
    Fortunella
  • Species
    F. obovata
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Monopetal inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    oblong
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeEvergreen shrub and Fruit tree
  • Flower colors
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height100.0 ~ 200.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower2.0 ~ 2.0 cm

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