Tangor


The tangor is a citrus fruit hybrid of the mandarin orange and the sweet orange. The name "tangor" is a formation from the "tang" of tangerine and the "or" of "orange." Also called the temple orange, its thick rind is easy to peel and its bright orange pulp is sour-sweet and full-flavoured. The name "temple orange" is taken from the name of citrus magnate William Chase Temple.

Varieties

Tangors are purposely bred or accidental hybrids of the sweet orange and the mandarin, producing several varieties.
  • 'Clementine'
  • 'King'
  • 'Tsunonozomi'
  • 'Murcott'
  • 'Ortanique'. In 1939, David Daniel Phillips was recognised by the Jamaica Agricultural Society as the creator of the ortanique.
  • 'Temple'
  • 'Umatilla'
  • 'Pontianak'
  • 'Setoka'
  • 'Gonggan'

    Satsuma tangors

  • 'Iyokan'
  • 'Miyauchi Iyo'
  • 'Othani Iyo'
  • 'Kiyomi'
  • 'Seto'
  • 'Reikou' x )

    Cultivation regions

Since the 19th and early 20th centuries, tangors have been cultivated in tropical and warm temperate world regions, such as southern Japan, Florida, Caribbean islands, South Africa, and Malaysia.

Pests and diseases

The 'Ortanique' variety may be attacked by aphids, rust mite or various species of scale insects and moths. The fungus Sphaeropsis tumefaciens may cause knots in twigs.