Swingle, WT (English spelling) SwingleWT

Japanese: Swingle,W.T.(英語表記)SwingleWT
Swingle, WT (English spelling) SwingleWT

...In the past, the characters tachibana, kan, yuzu, daidai, and ki were used to refer to each fruit, but it is said that it was only from the mid-Edo period onwards that they came to be referred to collectively as citrus fruits.
[Classification]
Citrus fruits are numerous species in the Rutaceae subfamily, Rutaceae, which are classified into six genera of "true citrus" according to Swingle's classification, or four genera of "trifoliaceae" according to Chozaburo Tanaka's classification. However, the genus Poncirus , the genus Fortunella , and the genus Citrus are usually called citrus fruits.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Swingle, WT" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古くは橘,柑,柚,橙,枳などの字がそれぞれにあてられていたが,これらを柑橘と総称するようになったのは江戸中期以降といわれる。
[分類]
 かんきつ類とされるものは,ミカン科ミカン亜科に所属する多数の種で,スウィングルW.T.Swingleの分類による〈真正カンキツ類〉の6属または田中長三郎の分類による〈カンキツ連〉の4属に所属するものである。しかし,通常はカラタチ属Poncirus,キンカン属Fortunella,ミカン属(カンキツ属ともいう)Citrusに含まれるものをかんきつ類という。…

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