Rutaceae

Mandarin orange

Citrus reticulata Blanco

Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Mandarin orange: Mandarin oranges (Citrus Reticulata). — Photo: Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (113)

acm: لالنگي, لالنكي
aeb: Madanina, مدنينة, Yousfi, يوسفي
Afrikaans: Mandaryn
Albanian: Mandarina
Arabic: اليوسفي, المندرين, ماندرين, مندرين, يوسف أفندي, يوسفى, يوسفي
Armenian: Մանդարին
arz: اليوسفى
Asturian: Mandarinal
atj: Wamin ka miko ocawicicits
azb: نارینگی
Azerbaijani: Naringi
ba: Мандарин
ban: Sumaga
Bangla: কমলা লেবু
bar: Mandariene
Basque: Mandarinondo
Belarusian: Мандарын
bi: Matarine tri
bo: རྒྱ་ནག་ཚ་ལུ་མ།
Bosnian: Mandarina
Bulgarian: Мандарина
Cantonese: 桔
Catalan: Mandariner, Mandarina
cdo: Gék
Chinese: 橘, 道县野桔, 代代花枳壳, 朱红（朱橘）, 枳壳, 枳实, 柑桔, 柑橘
Croatian: Mandarina, Mandarine
Czech: Mandarinka obecná
Danish: Mandarin
dga: Mandarin aŋkaa, Mandarin, Mandarins, Tangerina
Divehi: ޔޫސުފް އަފަންދީ
dsb: Mandarinowy bom, Mandarina
dty: सुन्तला
Dutch: Mandarijn, Sinaasappelboompje
English: Mandarin orange, Tangerine, Mandarin, Mandarine, Tangerina
Esperanto: Mandarinujo
Estonian: Harilik mandariinipuu, Mandariinipuu, Sinocitrus reticulata
Filipino: Dalanghita, Naranghita, Sintones, Sinturis
Finnish: Mandariini, Klementiini, Tangeriini
French: Mandarinier
frr: Mandariin
Galician: Mandarineiro
Georgian: Მანდარინი
German: Mandarine, Mandarinen
gor: Limu
Greek: Μανταρινιά, Μανταρίνι, Κιτρέα η δικτυωτή
hak: Kit-é
Hebrew: מנדרינה
hsb: Mandarinowc, Mandarina
Hungarian: Mandarin
hyw: Մանտարին
Icelandic: Mandarína
Indonesian: Jeruk keprok
Irish: Mandairín
Italian: Mandarino
Japanese: マンダリンオレンジ, マンダリン, マンダリンミカン
Kazakh: Mandarïn, Мандарин, ماندارىين
Kinyarwanda: Mandarine
koi: Мандарин
Korean: 감귤나무, 감귤
kv: Мандарин
Kyrgyz: Мандарин
Latvian: Mandarīns, Mandarīni, Mandarīnkoki
lbe: Мандарин
Lithuanian: Mandarininis citrinmedis, Mandarinai
Luxembourgish: Mandarine, Mandarinn
lzh: 橘
Macedonian: Мандарина
mad: Jherruk keppro'
Malagasy: Mandarine
Malay: Limau mandarin
Malayalam: മന്ദാരിൻ ഓറഞ്ച്
mrj: Мандарин
mwl: Tangerina
nan: Kam-á, Kam
Nepali: सुन्तला
Norwegian Bokmål: Mandarin
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mandarin
Occitan: Mandarina
os: Мандарин
pam: Dalangita
Persian: پرتقال ماندارین
Polish: Mandarynka
Portuguese: Tangerina, Bergamota, E Oziel, Mexerica, Mixirica, Pocã, Pokan, Poncã
Quechua: Tansarina
Romanian: Mandarinier, Mandarin
Russian: Мандарин, Мандариновое дерево, Мандарины
sah: Мандарин
sat: ᱡᱟᱸᱵᱤᱨ
sc: Mandarinu
scn: Mannarinu, Mannarinara, Pedi di mannarinu
sco: Mandarin oranger
Serbian: Мандарина, Mandarina
Serbian (Latin): Mandarina
sgs: Mandarėns
Slovak: Mandarínka
Slovenian: Mandarinovec, Mandarina
Spanish: Mandarina, Mandarino, Naranja mandarina
Sundanese: Jeruk Keprok
Swahili: Chenza
Swedish: Småcitrus, Mandarin, Medelhavsmandarin
Tamil: மெண்டரின் தோடம்பழம்
Telugu: కమలాపండు, కమలాలు
Thai: ส้มแมนดาริน
trv: Mudu
Turkish: Mandalina, Mandalin
udm: Мандарин
Ukrainian: Мандарин, Мандарина, Мандарини
Uyghur: ماندارىن
Uzbek: Mandarin
Vietnamese: Quýt
Welsh: Oren Mandarin, Mandarin
wuu: 橘
xmf: Მანდარინი

Synonyms

Citrus daoxianensis S.W.He & G.F.Liu
Citrus nobilis subf. reticulata (Blanco) M.Hiroe
Citrus reticulata var. austera Swingle

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinkum, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Raphael17, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lazaregagnidze, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shejian Liang, Jiongbin Zhang, Yufang Liu, Zhijia Wen, Xinxin Liu, Fengliang Dan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: O Tupinólogo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.