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  1. Family: Rutaceae Juss.
    1. Genus: Citrus L.

      1. Citrus × aurantium L.

        This species is accepted, and its native range is Artificial hybrid. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as a sacred spiritual plant.

    [FTEA]

    Rutaceae, J.O. Kokwaro (University of Nairobi). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1982

    Habit
    Tree up to 10 m. high, with slender thorns; stem glabrous.
    Leaves
    Leaflet ovate or elliptic, 7–10 cm. long, 4–7 cm. broad; petiole 2–3 cm. long, rather broadly winged.
    Flowers
    Flowers axillary, large, white, with only 5–12% staminate; stamens 20–25; ovary 10–12-locular.
    Fruits
    Fruit subglobose, ± 7 cm. in diameter; peel thick, rough, strongly aromatic, often orange-red at maturity; pulp very sour and bitter.
    [CPLC]

    Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

    Distribution
    Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 1000 - 2500 m.; Andes, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
    Habit
    Arbusto, árbol
    [FTEA]

    Rutaceae, J.O. Kokwaro (University of Nairobi). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1982

    Habit
    A small tree 2–8 m. high, sometimes spiny.
    Leaves
    Leaflet ovate or elliptic to lanceolate, 4–8 cm. long, 1.5–5 cm. broad, margin usually crenate; petiole narrowly winged or margined.
    Flowers
    Flowers axillary, 15–25 mm. in diameter; petals 5, white; stamens ± 20; ovary 10–15-locular.
    Fruits
    Fruit depressed-globose, 5–8 cm. in diameter, peel thin and loose, yellow or orange-red; pulp sweet and juicy, orange in colour.
    [FTEA]

    Rutaceae, J.O. Kokwaro (University of Nairobi). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1982

    Habit
    A spreading tree 10–15 m. high; twigs glabrous.
    Leaves
    Leaves smaller than Pomelo, pale green when young; petiole rather broadly winged; lamina ovate, often crenulate.
    Flowers
    Flowers single or in clusters, axillary, 4–5 cm. in diameter; petals usually 5, white; stamens 20–25; ovary 12–14-locular.
    Fruits
    Fruit globose, 8–15 cm. in diameter; rind thin and greenish or pale yellow; pulp mildly bitter.
    [CPLC]

    Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

    Distribution
    Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 200 - 2500 m.; Amazonia, Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Pacífico, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
    Habit
    Arbolito, árbol
    [UPB]

    The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

    Ecology
    Alt. 200 - 2500 m.
    Distribution
    Cultivated in Colombia.
    [FTEA]

    Rutaceae, J.O. Kokwaro (University of Nairobi). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1982

    Habit
    Tree 6–12 m. high; twigs angled when young, often with stout spines.
    Leaves
    Leaflet ovate or ovate-elliptic, 5–15 cm. long, 2–8 cm. broad, glabrous; petiole 1–2.5 cm. long, narrowly winged, articulated.
    Flowers
    Flowers single or in small axillary racemes, 2–3 cm. in diameter; petals usually 5, white; stamens 20–25, united into groups; ovary 10–14-locular.
    Fruits
    Fruit with peel to 5 mm. thick, tightly adherent, orange or sometimes remaining green; pulp sweet or subacid, juicy.
    [UPB]
    Gene Sources
    Crop wild relatives which may possess beneficial traits of value in breeding programmes (State of the World's Plants 2016).
    Unspecified Materials Chemicals
    Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
    Wood
    Used to make spoons (Linares 1994). Used to make carved images of Christ or 'Cristos' (Linares 1994).
    Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
    Medicinal (Instituto Humboldt 2014).
    Sacred Spiritual Plants
    Social and 'Religious' uses (Linares 1994).

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    Distribution

    Introduced into:

    Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cayman Is., Central American Pac, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Korea, Laos, Leeward Is., Libya, Madeira, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Morocco, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Santa Cruz Is., Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.

    Synonyms

    Common Names
    Spanish
    Naranjo, naranja dulce, naranja común.

    Other Data

    Citrus × aurantium L. appears in other Kew resources:

    Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
    Jan 1, 1995 Vasey, N. [39], Madagascar K000383502
    25039.000
    Decary, R. [5485], Madagascar K000383503
    s.coll. [Cat. no. 6390], India K001123770
    Citrus × sinensis 7161.000

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    First published in Sp. Pl.: 783 (1753)

    Accepted by

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    • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2014). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 7: 1-840. Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
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    • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
    • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
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    • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1979). Flore des Mascareignes 64-68: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

    Not accepted by

    • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as C. maxima × C. reticulata.]

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