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Citrus japonica is native to southern China. It is cultivated in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Europe, southern United States (notably Florida and California), Australia and elsewhere.
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Lim, T.K. (2012). Citrus japonica ‘Marumi’. In: Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4053-2_78
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