Eremo Citrus - Eremo Citrus

Japanese: エレモシトラス - えれもしとらす
Eremo Citrus - Eremo Citrus

…The genus Citropsis , which is thought to be the ancestor of citrus fruits, is found only in the African continent. Primitive citrus fruits such as papedas are found in the Indian continent, but the genera Citrus, Fortune, and Trifoliate Orange are not native to Australia, and the closely related Microcitrus and Eremocitrus are found there. The major citrus fruits today, such as lime, pomelo, lemon, citron, sweet orange, bitter orange, and ponkan, are thought to have originated in the region centered on Assam in northeastern India and the Brahmaputra River basin, while trifoliate orange and yuzu originated in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and kumquat originated in Southeast Asia and southern China. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…かんきつ類の祖先と考えられているシトロプシス属Citropsisはアフリカ大陸にのみ分布している。また,インド大陸にはパペダ類のようなかんきつ類の原始型が分布しているが,オーストラリアにはミカン属,キンカン属,カラタチ属は原生せず,近縁のミクロシトラス属Microcitrus,エレモシトラス属Eremocitrusが分布している。現在の主要かんきつ類であるライム,ブンタン,レモン,シトロン,スイートオレンジ(以下オレンジ),ダイダイ(サワーオレンジ),ポンカンなどはインド北東部のアッサムを中心とする地域からブラフマプトラ川流域で,またカラタチやユズは長江(揚子江)上流地域で,キンカンは東南アジアから中国南部で生じたと考えられている。…

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