According to Wikipedia, a tangelo is "a citrus fruit hybrid of a Citrus reticulata variety such as mandarin orange or a tangerine, and Citrus maxima variety, such as a pomelo or grapefruit." Wikipedia continues: "The name is a portmanteau of 'tangerine' and 'pomelo'. Sometimes referred to as honeybells, they are the size of an adult fist, have a tart and tangy taste, and are juicy at the expense of flesh. They generally have loose skin and are easier to peel than oranges, readily distinguished from them by a characteristic 'nipple' at the stem. Tangelos can be used as a substitute for mandarin oranges or sweet oranges."
Wikipedia goes on to describe the Minneola tangelo, which is "a cross between a Duncan grapefruit and a Dancy mandarin [note: not a tangerine], and was released in 1931 by the USDA Horticultural Research Station in Orlando. It is named after Minneola, Florida."
Wikipedia also tells us that the Minneola tangelo is "also known as the Honeybell" – but goes on to compare and contrast the Minneola and the Honeybell.
Minneola is about 20 miles west of Orlando, in central Florida. In 2018 it had a population of 12,124.
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