Kishu Mandarin: History | World of Citrus

1915Riverside, California, United States
Imported
The Riverside citrus collection received Kinokuni/Kishu mandarin as seed from P. J. Wester at Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands, in 1915. The accession became CRC 696 / PI 539270.
- P. J. WesterOther
  Supplied Kinokuni/Kishu seed from Lamao, Bataan, to Riverside in 1915.
- UC Riverside Citrus Experiment StationCollector
  Received and maintained the Kinokuni/Kishu accession in the Riverside citrus collection.
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Date unknownJapan
Introduced
The 1967 Citrus Industry account reproduced by UCR describes Kinokuni/Kishu as a very old species of Chinese origin and one of the earliest introduced into Japan; the exact origin and introduction date are unknown.
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Imported