Jamaican tangelo
| Jamaican tangelo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | |
The Jamaican tangelo, also known by proprietary names ugli fruit (pronounced "ugly"), and uniq fruit (pronounced "unique"), is a citrus fruit that arose on the island of Jamaica through the natural hybridization of a tangerine or orange with a grapefruit (or pomelo), and is thus a tangelo. The original tree is believed to have been a hybrid formed from varieties of Seville orange, grapefruit and tangerine.
As a hybrid species, it is usually represented as Citrus reticulata × paradisi.