Dancy (citrus)

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Dancy
Species Citrus reticulata
Cultivar 'Dancy'
Marketing names zipper-skin tangerine, kid-glove orange
OriginOrange Mills, Florida, United States [1] [2]

The Dancy tangerine ( zipper-skin tangerine, kid-glove orange) is one of the oldest and formerly most popular American citrus varieties, but is now rarely sold. [3]

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The Dancy originated in 1867, as a seedling grown by Colonel Francis L. Dancy. [1] [4] It was called tangerine because its parent, the Moragne tangerine, was believed to come from Morocco. [5]

It has an intense, medium-sweet flavour, and its juice is more strongly-flavoured than orange juice. [3] [5] It is known (and sometimes named) for its loose, pliable peel, which is mainly orange flavedo, with very little bitter white mesocarp (also called albedo or pith). This allows the peel to be eaten fresh and used to flavour dishes like tangerine beef. [3] The Dancy may be a pure mandarin, unlike many commercial citrus cultivars, which are hybrids. [6]

Classification

Chōzaburō Tanaka classified the Dancy in Citrus tangerina ; he thought it was similar or identical to the obenimikan of Japan, and close to the Keonla and Ladu mandarins of India. [2] Under the Swingle classification, the Dancy is classed in Citrus reticulata , the mandarin group.

Commercial decline

Until the 1970s, most tangerines grown and eaten in the US were Dancys. [5] It is no longer widely commercially grown; it is too delicate to ship well, it is susceptible to Alternaria fungus, and it bears more heavily in alternate years; [1] the thin skin also transpires in storage, [3] and it was difficult to harvest mechanically. [5] Some hybrids are also more cold-hardy than Dancy. [7]

2012 was the first year since 1874 that no Dancys were sold on the US market. [5] The cultivar is still widely sold by nurseries for backyard planting. [5]

Hybrid descendants

The Dancy is a parent of many hybrid cultivars. [2]

Pomelo hybrids

Orange hybrids

The Dancy has been thought to be the pollen parent of the Orri and Fortune hybrids, but this is not upheld by genetic tests. [8]

Related Research Articles

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<i>Citrus</i> Genus of flowering plants in the Rutaceae

Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. The genus Citrus is native to South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia. Various citrus species have been used and domesticated by indigenous cultures in these areas since ancient times. From there its cultivation spread into Micronesia and Polynesia by the Austronesian expansion ; and to the Middle East and the Mediterranean via the incense trade route, and onwards to Europe and the Americas.

Calamansi Species of plant

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Grapefruit Citrus fruit

The grapefruit is a subtropical citrus tree known for its relatively large, sour to semi-sweet, somewhat bitter fruit. The interior flesh is segmented and varies in color from pale yellow to dark pink.

Clementine Hybrid citrus fruit

A clementine is a tangor, a citrus fruit hybrid between a willowleaf mandarin orange and a sweet orange, named in honor of Clément Rodier, a French missionary who first discovered and propagated the cultivar in Algeria. The exterior is a deep orange colour with a smooth, glossy appearance. Clementines can be separated into 7 to 14 segments. Similar to tangerines, they tend to be easy to peel. They are typically juicy and sweet, with less acid than oranges. Their oils, like other citrus fruits, contain mostly limonene as well as myrcene, linalool, α-pinene and many complex aromatics.

Mandarin orange Small citrus fruit

The mandarin orange, also known as the mandarin or mandarine, is a small citrus tree fruit. Treated as a distinct species of orange, it is usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. Tangerines are a group of orange-coloured citrus fruit consisting of hybrids of mandarin orange with some pomelo contribution.

Tangerine Orange-colored citrus fruit

The tangerine is a type of orange. Its scientific name varies. It has been treated as a separate species under the name Citrus tangerina or Citrus × tangerina, or treated as a variety of Citrus reticulata, the mandarin orange. Citrus tangerina is also treated as a synonym of Citrus deliciosa. It is a group of orange-colored citrus fruit consisting of hybrids of mandarin orange varieties, with some pomelo contribution.

Tangelo Citrus fruit hybrid

The tangelo, Citrus × tangelo, is a citrus fruit hybrid of a Citrus reticulata variety, such as mandarin orange or tangerine, and a Citrus maxima variety, such as a pomelo or grapefruit. The name is a portmanteau of 'tangerine' and 'pomelo'.

Pomelo Citrus fruit

The pomelo, Citrus maxima, is the largest citrus fruit from the family Rutaceae and the principal ancestor of the grapefruit. It is a natural, non-hybrid, citrus fruit, native to Southeast Asia. Similar in taste to a sweet grapefruit, the pomelo is commonly consumed and used for festive occasions throughout Southeast Asia. As with the grapefruit, phytochemicals in the pomelo have the potential for drug interactions.

<i>Citrus unshiu</i> Citrus fruit and plant

Citrus unshiu is a semi-seedless and easy-peeling citrus species, also known as miyagawa mandarin,unshu mikan, cold hardy mandarin, satsuma mandarin, satsuma orange, naartjie, and tangerine. Citrus unshiu was named after Unshu (Wenzhou), a famous production area of mandarin oranges in China, in the late Edo period of Japan. It is said to have originated in either Japan or China, and because of its name, it is often described as originating in China; however, due to multiple genetic studies conducted in the 2010s, the theory that the maternal species of Citrus unshiu was Kishu and the paternal species was Kunenbo and that it was created in the Satsuma province in Japan became more credible. During the Edo period, Kishu was the most popular because there was a popular superstition that eating Citrus unshiu (Satsuma) without seeds made people more prone to infertility. Citrus unshiu became popular in Japan after the modernization started in the Meiji period. It was introduced to the West from the Satsuma region of Japan in 1878.

<i>Citrus depressa</i> Species of fruit and plant

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Tangor Citrus fruit cross between mandarin and sweet orange

The tangor is a citrus fruit hybrid of the mandarin orange and the sweet orange. The name "tangor" is a formation from the "tang" of tangerine and the "or" of "orange." Also called the temple orange, its thick rind is easy to peel and its bright orange pulp is sour-sweet and full-flavoured.

Mandarinquat Hybrid Species of fruit and plant

The madarinquat, also misleadingly called orangequat, is any cross between a mandarin and a kumquat. Mandarinquats are members of the citrofortunella group.

Orange (fruit) Citrus fruit

An orange is a fruit of various citrus species in the family Rutaceae ; it primarily refers to Citrus × sinensis, which is also called sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related Citrus × aurantium, referred to as bitter orange. The sweet orange reproduces asexually ; varieties of sweet orange arise through mutations.

Cam sành Citrus fruit and plant

The cam sành or King orange is a citrus hybrid originating in Vietnam.

Kishu mikan Variety of citrus fruit

The kishu mikan is a hybrid variety of mikan, or mandarin orange, found in Southern China and also grown in Japan. It is not closely related to the common sweet orange, but it is closely related to the mandarin orange.

Pixie mandarin, also called Pixie tangerine, is a variety of mandarin that is late ripening and seedless.

Citrus taxonomy Botanical classification of the genus Citrus

Citrus taxonomy refers to the botanical classification of the species, varieties, cultivars, and graft hybrids within the genus Citrus and related genera, found in cultivation and in the wild.

<i>Citrus</i> × <i>deliciosa</i> Citrus fruit and plant

Citrus × deliciosa is a citrus hybrid mandarin orange with just under 6 % pomelo ancestry. It is related to the ponkan.

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References

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