Genetic analysis has shown the parents of the Dancy to have been two mandarin orange hybrids each with a small pomelo contribution, a Ponkan mandarin orange and a second unidentified mandarin. The Moragne tangerine produced a seedling which became one of the oldest and most popular American varieties, the Dancy tangerine ( zipper-skin tangerine, kid-glove orange). Moragne in 1843, giving the Moragne tangerine the other part of its name. Atway was said to have imported them from Morocco (more specifically its third-largest city Tangier), which was the origin of the name. Tangerines were first grown and cultivated as a distinct crop in the Americas by a Major Atway in Palatka, Florida. Fresh tangerine juice and frozen juice concentrate are commonly available in the United States. The peel is used fresh or dried as a spice or zest for baking and drinks.
The fresh fruit is also used in salads, desserts and main dishes. Tangerines are most commonly peeled and eaten by hand. Peak tangerine season lasts from autumn to spring. All of these traits are shared by mandarins generally. The peel is thin, with little bitter white mesocarp. A ripe tangerine is firm to slightly soft, and pebbly-skinned with no deep grooves, as well as orange in color. The taste is considered less sour, as well as sweeter and stronger, than that of an orange. Tangerines are smaller and less rounded than the oranges. The term is also currently applied to any reddish-orange mandarin (and, in some jurisdictions, mandarin-like hybrids, including some tangors). Under the Swingle system, tangerines are considered a group of mandarin ( C. Under the Tanaka classification system, Citrus tangerina is considered a separate species. The name was first used for fruit coming from Tangier, Morocco, described as a mandarin variety. It is a group of orange-colored citrus fruit consisting of hybrids of mandarin orange varieties, with some pomelo contribution.
Citrus tangerina is also treated as a synonym of Citrus deliciosa. 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.
The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in color.
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