Koji orange
| Koji orange | |
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| Koji orange fruits | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. leiocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Citrus leiocarpa | |
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Koji orange (Citrus leiocarpa), also known as the smooth-fruited orange, is a Citrus species native to Japan. The specific epithet (leiocarpa) comes from the Greek λεῖος leîos 'smooth', and καρπός karpós 'fruit'. It is a taxonomical synonym of Citrus aurantium.