




Rutaceae
The citrus dynasty — and a few unusual cousins (the kumquat, the sumo).
The family
Rutaceae is the citrus dynasty: oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, kumquats, sumos, finger limes. Kumquats invert the formula — sweet skin, tart flesh, eaten whole. The Japanese sumo (Dekopon) goes the other way: a hand-peelable mandarin bred for maximum sugar, minimum seed. Same family, two opposite philosophies of eating citrus.
Try thisSqueeze a kumquat between finger and thumb before biting — it mingles peel oil and pulp on the first crunch.
In this family
Elsewhere in the Atlas















Taste the family
Build a box around citrus family (kumquat, sumo) — or pair them with siblings from across the Atlas.