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Citrus sinensis

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Citrus sinensis

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Also known as tree orange, Citrus x sinensis, sweet orange, sweet lime

sweet orange plant, hybrid between pomelo and mandarin

OverviewAI-generated

Citrus sinensis, also known as the sweet orange or pineapple orange, is a species of fruit tree in the family Rutaceae. It belongs to the genus Citrus and is a hybrid of Citrus reticulata and pomelo. The plant is classified within the order Sapindales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. Its fruit is orange in color, and the species serves as the source of orange and orange oil.

The taxon has uses as a fruit, for afforestation, and as a medicinal plant. Its range includes China, the Tibet Autonomous Region, Guangdong, and Palmeirândia. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in the United States and Mexico. The species is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and is listed as an accepted name in taxonomic databases.

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Species

orange

Citrus sinensis

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderSapindales
  5. FamilyRutaceae
Observations recorded2,572

Chile Central

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
264
With media
137
Family
Rutaceae
Collections
LOB, ASC, CM, UTEP, IRVC, BAYLU
Recorded in
United States, Mexico

Research

4,251 papers

via PubMed

~5 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Citrus × sinensis (sometimes written Citrus sinensis), is a broadleaf evergreen hybrid between pomelo (Citrus maxima) and mandarin (Citrus reticulata). Hybrid sweet oranges are commonly cultivated fruits that include Valencia oranges, blood oranges and navel oranges.

Uses

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Citrus sinensis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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