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Citrus sinensis
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Family:
RUTACEAE
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Citation: Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, Dagb. Ostind. Resa. 41. 1757, nomen & Reise Ostindien 250. 1765; K.N. Nair & M.P. Nayar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 287. 1997.
Citrus aurantium L. var. sinensis L., Sp. Pl. 783. 1753.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Musambi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Sweet orange
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Description:
Spinous tree, up to 10 m tall; spines few slender and flexible. Leaves aromatic 7.5-11 cm, ovate-oblong to ovate, entire or serrulate, acute to obtuse. Petiole narrowly winged, wings oblanceolate. Flowers axillary, in 1-6-flowered cymes. Petals reflexed. Stamens c. 20. Fruit oblate to slightly oval, 6-9 cm in diameter. Rind deep yellow to orange-red; thick or thin; pulp orange-yellow or reddish, sweet or slightly acidic.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
South China and Vietnam
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
Yes
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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