| BRIEF DESCRIPTION A small evergreen tree or shrub usually reaching 2-4 m in height. Branches angular when young and later rounded. Foliage dense and dark green, fruit a subglobose berry, 1-2 cm in diameter and brilliant scarlet-orange when fully ripe. USES The fruit is eaten fresh or prepared in chutneys, marmelades, jellies or preserved in syrup or candied. It is rich in pectin and vitamin C. The thin skin is also edible. A liqueur can be prepared from the fruits and the fruit also has medicinal properties. The plant can be grown as a hedges and as an ornamental. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Hong Kong wild kumquat, Kumquat, Kinkan. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: Sclerostylis hindsii, Atalantia hindsii. Hong Kong wild kumquat is native of Hong Kong and China. It is not drought tolerant. In the cool periods of the year it enter a condition of dormancy, with a high resistance to winter cold even if alternated with milder periods. |
Verheij E 1991 pp 169-171 [USE, RAIN, TEMP, DRA, KTMP, FER]
Roecklein J 1987 pp 223 [USE]
Duke J 1975 pp 17 [PH, TEMP, RAIN] |
