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{{Short description|Citrus fruit and plant}}
{{Infobox cultivar
| name = 'Sanbokan'
| image = Citrus_sulcata.jpg
| image_caption = Sanbokan - whole and halved
| species = ''[[Citrus sulcata]]''
| cultivar = 'Sanbokan'
| origin = [[Japan]]
}}
'''Sanbokan''' (''Citrus sulcata'' Takahashi, [[:ja:さんぼうかん]] or 'Sanbokan',<ref name="nishi">{{cite web|title=SANBOKAN JUICE (SULCATA TAKAHASHI CITRUS) 750ML|url=http://www.nishikidori.com/en/juice-marmalade-and-other-japanese-fruits/1505-sanbokan-juice-750ml.html|publisher=nishikidori.com|accessdate=8 February 2017}}</ref> ) is a [[Japanese citrus]] fruit of the [[Wakayama prefecture]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schiller |first1=Tom |title=Sanbokan: Japan's rare, sour citrus fruit |url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200923-sanbokan-japans-rare-sour-citrus-fruit |website=www.bbc.com |publisher=BBC |accessdate=25 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> similar to a [[mandarin orange]], easily distinguished by its pronounced basal nipple.
Parentage is unknown. Fruit is moderately juicy and of a good flavor. 'Sanbokan' is late ripening.<ref>[http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/sanbokan.html Sanbokan] by the [[Citrus Variety Collection]] website</ref> Its juice is a blend of [[sweet orange]] and [[grapefruit]], also it has thick peel.<ref name="nishi"/>
==Medicinal==
Researchers at the [[Yuanpei University]] said that they have evaluated the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of the 'sanbokan' extracts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229403560|title=Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties of Citrus sulcata extracts|author=Ai-Yih Wang|date=1 February 2011|work=ResearchGate}}</ref>
==References==
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* [http://www.learn2grow.com/plants/citrus-sulcata/ Learn2Grow] article
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[[Category:Citrus]]
[[Category:Japanese fruit]]