Citrus
reticulate
Small evergreen tree, in between the orange and lemon
trees, up to 3 mtrs. high. The fruit is much smaller
than the orange with a characteristic lemon-orange
taste. The essential oil is obtained by cold expression
after peeling the fruit. Major oil producer countries
are Spain and Italy and in smaller quantities in Greece,
Algeria and Cyprus and the Middle East. Mandarin Peel
oil is an orange brown to dark yellowish brown or
olive brown, occasionally lemon yellow, mobile liquid
of intensely sweet, not very fresh odor, Occasionally
with an amine like, fishy topnote and usually with
a rich neroli like, floral backnote.
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