yuzu
Also known as yuja, yudzu, Citrus × junos, Citrus junos, yuzu tree
Yuzu ('''Citrus × junos''', from Japanese or ; ) is a citrus fruit and plant in the family Rutaceae of Chinese origin. Yuzu has been cultivated mainly in East Asia, though it has also recently been grown in New Zealand, Australia, Spain, Italy, and France.
Species
FamilyRutaceae
Citrus ×aurantium Linnaeus subsp. junos (Siebold ex Tanaka) Makino; C. ×hsiangyuan Tanaka; C. medica subf. junos (Siebold ex Tanaka) Hiroe; ?C. sechen Kokaya; C. sechen subsp. sjanshen Kokaya; ?C. ×wilsonii Tanaka.
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15 sectionsContents
- Description
- Cultivation
- Varieties and similar fruits
- Use
- East Asia
- Culinary use
- Japan
- Korea
- Other uses
- Yuzu baths
- Use as wood
- Elsewhere
- See also
- References
- External links
Yuzu ('''Citrus × junos', from Japanese or ; ) is a citrus fruit and plant in the family Rutaceae of Chinese origin. Yuzu has been cultivated mainly in East Asia, though it has also recently been grown in New Zealand, Australia, Spain, Italy, and France.
It is believed to have originated in central China as an F1 hybrid of the () subspecies of mandarin orange and the ichang papeda.