Details for: PI 539721, Citrus japonica Thunb., 'MEIWA'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrus japonica Thunb.
Cultivar:
'MEIWA'
Origin:
Donated – California, United States
Received by NPGS:
01 Jun 1924
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Restrictions
Interstate Shipment Restricted by Federal Seed Act
https://www.ldaf.state.la.us/ldaf-programs/seed-programs/seed-regulatory-and-testing/
  • USA – Louisiana (as Fortunella japonica; see state regulation: Citrus Canker Quarantine)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrus japonica Thunb.
Cultivar:
'MEIWA'
Origin:
Donated – California, United States
Received by NPGS:
01 Jun 1924
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Donated
01 June 1924.
California, United States
Comment: Citrus and Citrus relative accessions at the Repository in Riverside without PI numbers.
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'MEIWA'
Type: Cultivar name

Meiwa, Neiha, Nimpo
Type: Local name

RCRC 1471
Type: Donor identifier

Narrative
Citrus japonica Thunb.
Genus:
Citrus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:

10724
Place of publication:

Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 3:199. 1780 (Fl. jap. 292. 1784)
Verified:
04/17/2020 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Citrus ×aurantium L. var. japonica (Thunb.) Hook. f.
Fortunella japonica (Thunb.) Swingle

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishChangshou kumquat as Fortunella obovata1Swingle, W. T. & P. C. Reece. 1967. The botany of Citrus and its wild relatives. Note: a probable garden hybrid
Englishgolden-bean kumquat as Fortunella hindsii var. chintou1Swingle, W. T. & P. C. Reece. 1967. The botany of Citrus and its wild relatives. Note: as Fortunella hindsii var. chintou
EnglishHong Kong kumquat as Fortunella hindsii1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Note: as Fortunella hindsii
Englishmarumi kumquat as Fortunella japonica1Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:169. Note: as Fortunella japonica
Englishmeiwa kumquat as Fortunella crassifolia1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Note: as Fortunella crassifolia
Englishnagami kumquat as Fortunella margarita1Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:117. Note: as Fortunella margarita
Englishoval cumquat as Fortunella margarita1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). Note: as Fortunella margarita
Englishoval kumquat as Fortunella margarita1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Note: as Fortunella margarita
Englishround cumquat as Fortunella japonica1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). Note: as Fortunella japonica
Englishround kumquat as Fortunella japonica1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Note: as Fortunella japonica
Chinesejin gan金柑as Citrus japonica2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Citrus japonica Thunb.
Frenchkumquat marumi as Fortunella japonica2Courboulex, M. & H. de Lorrain. 1997. Les agrumes: oranges, citron, pamplemousses, kumquats. Note: re. French common names
Frenchkumquat meiwa as Fortunella crassifolia2Feuillet, C. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. French common names as Fortunella crassifolia
Frenchkumquat nagami as Fortunella margarita2Courboulex, M. & H. de Lorrain. 1997. Les agrumes: oranges, citron, pamplemousses, kumquats. Note: re. French common names
GermanHongkong-Kumquat as Fortunella hindsii2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: as Fortunella hindsii
GermanMarumikumquat as Fortunella japonica2Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: as Fortunella japonica
Germanovale Kumquat as Fortunella margarita2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: as Fortunella margarita
GermanOvalkumquat as Fortunella margarita2Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: as Fortunella margarita
Germanrunde Kumquat as Fortunella japonica2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: as Fortunella japonica
Swedishrund kumquat as Fortunella japonica2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 20 Apr 2020, from Fortunella crassifolia Swingle to Citrus japonica Thunb.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHTree habitGeneral growth habit of tree.2 - spreading0CITRUS.TREEDATA.89 Not Available
GROWTHTree shapeGeneral shape of tree.2 - spheroid0CITRUS.TREEDATA.89 Not Available
GROWTHTree vigorGeneral vigor of tree.2 - medium0CITRUS.TREEDATA.89 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYVegetative Life CycleEvergreen vs. deciduous .1 - evergreen0CITRUS.TREEDATA.89 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYShoot tip colorColor of shoot tip.1 - green0CITRUS.TREEDATA.89 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf typeLeaf type .1 - simple0CITRUS.TREEDATA.89 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf shapeShape of leaves.1 - elliptic0CITRUS.TREEDATA.89 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf formRatio of petiole to lamina.2 - brevipetiolate0CITRUS.TREEDATA.89 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf marginType of leaf margin.1 - crenate0CITRUS.TREEDATA.89 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPetiole wing shapeShape of petiole wing.3 - obovate0CITRUS.TREEDATA.89 Not Available