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Orange (fruit) Orange—whole, halved, and peeled segment. An orange, also called sweet orange to distinguish it from the bitter orange ( Citrus × aurantium ), is the fruit of a tree in the family Rutaceae. Botanically, this is the hybrid Citrus × sinensis, between the pomelo ( Citrus maxima) and the mandarin orange ( Citrus reticulata ).
Citrus × sinensis (sometimes written Citrus sinensis ), a hybrid between pomelo ( Citrus maxima) and mandarin ( Citrus reticulata ), also known as the sweet oranges, is a commonly cultivated species of orange that includes Valencia oranges, blood oranges and navel oranges. [1]
Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes . Citrus is native to South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia.
The mandarin orange ( Citrus reticulata ), also known as mandarin or mandarine, is a small, rounded citrus tree fruit. Treated as a distinct species of orange, [1] it is usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. [1] Tangerines are a group of orange-colored citrus fruit consisting of hybrids of mandarin orange with some pomelo contribution.
Toxylon pomiferum Raf. Maclura pomifera, commonly known as the Osage orange ( / ˈoʊseɪdʒ / OH-sayj ), is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, native to the south-central United States. It typically grows about 8 to 15 metres (30–50 ft) tall. The distinctive fruit, a multiple fruit, is roughly spherical, bumpy, 8 to 15 centimetres (3–6 ...
In later stages of infection the tree will suffer from heavy leaf drop, high percentages of fruit drop, and deep twig die back. A greening positive citrus tree's canopies will be airy due to the defoliation the disease causes. [18] After a tree becomes infected with citrus greening it becomes uneconomical and may die within 2–5 years. [19]
Bitter orange, sour orange, Seville orange, bigarade orange, or marmalade orange is in a narrow sense the citrus tree Citrus × aurantium [a] and its fruit. It is native to Southeast Asia and has been spread by humans to many parts of the world. [3] It is probably a cross between the pomelo, Citrus maxima, and the mandarin orange, Citrus ...
The trifoliate orange, Citrus trifoliata ( syn. Poncirus trifoliata ), is a member of the family Rutaceae. Whether the trifoliate oranges should be considered to belong to their own genus, Poncirus, or be included in the genus Citrus is debated. The species is unusual among citrus for having deciduous, compound leaves and pubescent (downy) fruit.