Mediterranean - Commune

The Mediterranean Mandarin is unique among mandarins due to its pronounced aroma and sweet flavor with slight bitter undertones. The fruit is known in Spain as Common Mandarin, while in Italy it is called Avana, and in the U.S. it is referred to as Willowleaf mandarin. It is believed to be the result of the adaptation of a Chinese mandarin (C. suhuiensis Tan.) to the Mediterranean climate, and it was discovered in Italy between 1810 and 1818. It quickly spread to all producing countries in the Mediterranean Basin and the Near East, becoming the parent of clementines. In Spain, it was cultivated in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, after which it was replaced by varieties better suited to Central European consumers (such as clementines themselves).

Medium-small fruit, slightly lobed, with a depressed and slightly wrinkled apex. Thin, loose, smooth, and glossy skin, with large oily glands. Light orange flesh, tender, juicy, with a sweet flavor and pleasantly aromatic (distinctive). Contains seeds. Does not have good post-harvest behavior.

Fresh consumption. Preparation of ice creams or sorbets. In green salads or fruit salads.