Note · Citrus
Kumquat
Citrus japonica
The kumquat is a tiny citrus fruit from China, eaten whole, skin and all. Its peel is sweet and fragrant, its flesh tart. In perfumery, it brings a lively citrus note, somewhere between orange and mandarin.
What it brings
A lively citrus note, both sweet and tart.
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Material profile
- Family
- Citrus
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Citrus japonica
- Origin
- China; grown in many warm regions.
- On Volute
- 1 fragrance