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Citrus reticulata

vr.tr.citrus-reticulata · thing-q125337

Let an agent describe the mandarin species, cultivars, cultivation and nutrition, and point to botanical and plant health sources.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Taxon Which plant.

Species

Name and authority.

Taxon

Name and source.

  1. Which name and authority are accepted? provenance
  2. By which database? provenance

Cultivar

Cultivar or hybrid.

Cultivar

Name and parentage.

  1. Which cultivar is it? provenance
  2. Is it a hybrid? boundary
Cultivation Growing.

Climate

Requirements.

Requirement

Climate and soil.

  1. Which climate does it need? provenance
  2. How cold-hardy is it? measurement

Production

Areas and yields.

Production

Area and volume.

  1. Where is it grown and how much? measurement
  2. From which statistics? provenance
Plant health Pests and diseases.

Diseases

HLB, tristeza.

Disease

Name and status.

  1. Which diseases affect it here? provenance
  2. What controls apply? provenance

Quarantine

Rules.

Quarantine rule

Rule.

  1. Which plant health rules apply? provenance
  2. Can plants be moved? boundary
Use Fruit and nutrition.

Nutrition

Composition.

Nutrition data

Values and source.

  1. What is its nutrient content? measurement
  2. From which database? provenance

Products

Juice and peel.

Product

Use.

  1. Which products are made from it? definition
  2. Under which standards? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.LIV
Other names and narrower kinds
tardive mandarine of Ciaculli

What it is Filled

The mandarin orange, Citrus reticulata Blanco, a citrus species of the family Rutaceae with small, easily peeled, sweet fruits; many cultivated mandarins, tangerines and satsumas belong to it or to hybrids with other citrus.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe the mandarin species, cultivars, cultivation and nutrition, and point to botanical and plant health sources.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • One of the ancestral citrus species, native to southern China (Guangxi to Hunan and Jiangxi, per POWO); sweet oranges are hybrids involving mandarin and pomelo.
  • Many commercial mandarins carry pomelo ancestry even when sold simply as mandarins; satsumas are often treated as Citrus unshiu and clementines as hybrids.
  • Easily peeled fruits with loose rind.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • advise moving citrus plants across quarantine borders
  • give medical nutrition advice

May

  • describe botany, cultivation and nutrition

Moral aspects Filled

  • plant health
  • sustainable agriculture

Who is affected

  • growers
  • consumers

Owners Filled

Steward

nobody; a plant species

Master systems

  • GBIF
  • Plants of the World Online

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11992872 - registry parent class

related

  • Citrus - genus
  • sweet orange - hybrid origin
  • clementine - hybrid
  • citrus greening (HLB) - disease

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.citrus-reticulata
  • Wikidata: Q125337 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125337)
  • NCBI Taxonomy: 85571 Citrus reticulata

Direct properties required Filled

  • fruit diameter: about 4-8 cm - varies by cultivar
  • tree height: up to about 4-8 m

Recognition required Filled

  • Small flattened orange fruits with thin, easily peeled rind
  • A small evergreen tree with glossy leaves and orange, loose-skinned fruits.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • describe the species and cultivars
  • explain taxonomy and hybrids
  • describe cultivation and pests
  • give nutrition data from databases

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Citrus greening (huanglongbing)
  • Citrus tristeza virus
  • Pesticide residues

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Plant health rules on citrus pests and diseases, such as EU Regulation (EU) 2016/2031
  • UNECE marketing standard for citrus fruit (FFV-14)

Context of use required Filled

  • Fresh fruit, juice and peel products.
  • common mandarins and tangerines
  • satsuma (often C. unshiu)
  • clementine (hybrid)
  • local cultivars such as the late mandarin of Ciaculli

Sources Filled

  1. Q125337 - identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks
  2. Mandarin orange - general description of the subject
  3. Citrus reticulata Blanco - Accepted name, authority, family, native range, habit, fruit morphology and dimensions.
  4. Taxonomy Browser: Citrus reticulata - Taxonomy identifier 85571 and botanical classification.
  5. Genomics of the origin and evolution of Citrus - Ancestral citrus species, mandarin-pomelo admixture, sweet-orange ancestry and clementine parentage.
  6. Avana tardivo di Ciaculli mandarin - Ciaculli cultivar identity and measured fruit variation.
  7. Citrus fruit - UNECE Standard FFV-14 - Marketing standard identifier, issuer and citrus-fruit scope.
  8. Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 - Plant-health regulation identifier and protective measures against plant pests.

Open questions

  • The registry merges a cultivar (Tardivo di Ciaculli) as a name of the species; it should be linked as a cultivar.

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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