Taxon:  Citrus tankan Hayata



Summary
Genus:
Citrus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:
314329
Place of publication:
Icon. pl. formos. 8:26.  1919
Hybrid parentage:
possibly a hybrid derived from Citrus ×sinensis × C. reticulata
Comment:
or Citrus reticulata 'Tankan'
Verified:
01/12/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Carpenter, J. B. & P. C. Reece. 1969. Catalog of genera, species, and subordinate taxa in the orange subfamily Aurantioideae (Rutaceae).
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Citrus reticulata 'Tankan'
  4. Froelicher, Y. et al. 2011. New universal mitochondrial PCR markers reveal new information on maternal citrus phylogeny. Tree Genet. Genomes 7:49-61. Note: mentions
  5. Lu, L. X. & C. H. Yu. 1995. The origin and taxonomic position of Jiaogan (Citrus tankan Tanaka). Acta Hort. Sin. 22:105-109.
  6. Penjor, T. et al. 2013. Phylogenetic relationships of Citrus and its relatives based on matK gene sequences. PLoS One 8(4): e62574. Note: this study included one accession of Citrus tankan, a sweet orange that grouped within the main mandarin cluster together with C. nobilis, C. reticulata, C. unshiu, C. tangerina, and others
  7. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Roan, S.-F. et al. 2008. Effects of organic fertilizer dosage and sod culture on soil reaction, organic matter and available nutrients content of a 'Tankan' (Citrus tankan) orchard. Acta Hort. 773:83-88.
  10. Tanaka, T. 1954. Species problem in Citrus: a critical study of wild and cultivated units of Citrus, based upon field studies in their native homes. In: Tanaka, T., Revisio Aurantiacearum. 9:125. Note: Maruzen Co. Ltd, Tokyo.
  11. Wang, Y. C. et al. 2007. Quantitation of bioactive compounds in citrus fruits cultivated in Taiwan. Food Chem. 102:1163-1171.
  12. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Citrus reticulata Blanco
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Transcribed Chinesejiaogan  2Lu, L. X. & C. H. Yu. 1995. The origin and taxonomic position of Jiaogan (Citrus tankan Tanaka). Acta Hort. Sin. 22:105-109.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  Lu, L. X. & C. H. Yu. 1995. The origin and taxonomic position of Jiaogan (Citrus tankan Tanaka). Acta Hort. Sin. 22:105-109.
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wang, Y. C. et al. 2007. Quantitation of bioactive compounds in citrus fruits cultivated in Taiwan. Food Chem. 102:1163-1171.
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan

Reference(s)
  1. Lu, L. X. & C. H. Yu. 1995. The origin and taxonomic position of Jiaogan (Citrus tankan Tanaka). Acta Hort. Sin. 22:105-109.
  2. Wang, Y. C. et al. 2007. Quantitation of bioactive compounds in citrus fruits cultivated in Taiwan. Food Chem. 102:1163-1171.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Lu, L. X. & C. H. Yu. 1995. The origin and taxonomic position of Jiaogan (Citrus tankan Tanaka). Acta Hort. Sin. 22:105-109.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=314329. Accessed 17 April 2026.