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Tachibana orange

Citrus tachibana (Makino) Tanaka

Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Citrus

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Tachibana orange: Citrus depressa
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Common names

By language (19)
Arabic
ليمون منقبض
arz
ليمون منقبض
Cantonese
扁實檸檬
Chinese
橘柑, 橘仔, 番橘, 立花橘, 台湾香檬, 台灣香檬, 柑橘, シークヮーサー
English
Tachibana orange, Flat lemon, Hirami lemon, Jingyul, Sangyul, Sanmul, Taiwan tangerine, Thin-skinned flat lemon
Esperanto
Ŝikuvaso
French
Shikuwasa
hak
Sanˋ gid er
Japanese
タチバナ, 橘, 橘柑, シークヮーサー, サンチー, シイクワシャー, シーカーサー, シークァーサー
Korean
홍귤, 시콰사, 진귤, 청귤, 산귤, 산물
Lithuanian
Miltuotasis citrinmedis
lzh
紅橘, 陳橘, 靑橘, 山橘
nan
Soaⁿ-kam-á, Suann-kam-á, Sng-kiat-á
Persian
لیمون هیرامی
Russian
Татибана
ryu
シークヮーサー
Spanish
Shikwasa, Shekwasha
Ukrainian
Тачібана
Vietnamese
Chanh lõm

Synonyms

  • Citrus aurantium var. tachibana Makino
  • Citrus depressa Hayata
  • Citrus himekitsu hort. ex Yu.Tanaka
  • Citrus nippokoreana T.Tanaka
  • Citrus nobilis var. ponki Hayata
  • Citrus nobilis var. sunki Hayata
  • Citrus otachibana hort. ex Yu.Tanaka
  • Citrus ponki hort. ex Tanaka
  • Citrus sunki hort. ex Tanaka
  • Citrus tachibana subf. depressa (Hayata) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus tachibana subf. himekitsu (hort. ex Yu.Tanaka) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus tachibana subf. koozi (Sisb.) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus tachibana subf. nippokoreana (Tanaka) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus tachibana subf. otachibana (hort. ex Yu.Tanaka) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus tachibana subf. ponki (Hayata) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus tachibana subf. sunki (Hayata) M.Hiroe

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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.