citrangequat

{{Short description|Citrus fruit and plant}}

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|image =Thomasville chez Swingle.jpg

|image_caption=Citrangequat Thomasville (A and B ) - Citrangequat Telfair (C)

|genus = Citrus

|species = × georgiana

|authority = Mabb.

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The citrangequat (Citrus × georgiana) is a citrus hybrid of a citrange and a kumquat, developed by Walter Swingle at Eustis, Florida, in 1909.{{cite web |url=http://users.kymp.net/citruspages/kumquats.html |title=Citrus Pages: Kumquats & Kumquat Hybrids |access-date=1 May 2010 |archive-date=28 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728202454/http://users.kymp.net/citruspages/kumquats.html |url-status=dead }} Citrangequats are bitter in taste, but are considered edible by some at the peak of their maturity. Three named cultivars exist:

• 'Sinton' – Nagami kumquat (Fortunella margarita) x Rusk citrange; named for the city of Sinton, Texas
• 'Telfair' – Nagami kumquat x Willits citrange; named for Telfair County, Georgia
• 'Thomasville' – most common citrangequat; named for the city of Thomasville, Georgia.{{cite web|url=http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/citrus/miscellaneous.htm |title=Home Fruit Production |publisher=Aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu |date=26 July 2005 |access-date=2010-05-01}} 'Thomasville' is considered the most cold-hardy edible citrus variety. It can tolerate temperatures down to −15 °C (5 °F).[http://www.steffenreichel.homepage.t-online.de/Citrus/lime8.pdf Cold Hardy Citrus and Hybrids]. Limette (Newsletter Citrus Friends Europe) 8: 1–2.