Ponkan vs. Dekopon — What's the Difference?

Ponkan (Chinese: 椪柑); Citrus poonensis; "Chinese Honey Orange") is a high-yield sweet Citrus cultivar with large fruits in the size of an orange. It is a citrus hybrid (mandarin × pomelo), though it was once thought to be a pure mandarin.

Dekopon (デコポン) is a seedless and sweet variety of satsuma orange. It is a hybrid between Kiyomi and ponkan (Nakano no.3), developed in Japan in 1972.Originally a brand name, "Dekopon" has become a genericized trademark and it is used to refer to all brands of the fruit; the generic name is shiranuhi or shiranui (不知火).

A sweet, round citrus fruit which is a hybrid of a mandarin and a pomelo Citrus poonensis.

A large, sweet hybrid citrus fruit, made by crossing a kiyomi and a ponkan.