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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 × sinensis
Oranges on a tree
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species:
C. × sinensis
Binomial name
Citrus × sinensis

(L.) Osbeck[1]

Sweet oranges
Synonyms

Citrus × sinensis (L.) Osbeck

Uses

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The orange fruit is an important agricultural product, used for both the juicy fruit pulp and the aromatic peel (rind). Orange blossoms (the flowers) are used in several different ways, as are the leaves and wood of the tree.

Flowers

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Leaves

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Wood

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Chemical composition

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Orange fruit and leaf both are reported to contain indole alkaloids including N,N-DMT.[citation needed]

Threats

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Giant swallowtail larva

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Giant swallowtail caterpillars (Papilio cresphontes) cause serious damage to this crop, especially to young trees.[3]

See also

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References

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https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:772052-1

  1. ^ a b "Citrus sinensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  • ^ "Florida State Symbols". Florida Department of State. Division of Historical Resources. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  • ^ "Giant Swallowtail, Orangedog, Papilio cresphontes Cramer (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)1 (PDF Download Available)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
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  • Xu, Q.; Chen, L.-L.; Ruan, X.; Chen, D.; Zhu, A.; Chen, C.; Bertrand, D.; Jiao, W.-B.; Hao, B.-H.; Lyon, M.P.; Chen, J.; Gao, S.; Xing, F.; Lan, H.; Chang, J.-W.; Ge, X.; Lei, Y.; Hu, Q.; Miao, Y.; Wang, L.; Xiao, S.; Biswas, M.K.; Zeng, W.; Guo, F.; Cao, H.; Yang, X.; Xu, X.-W.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Xu, J.; Liu, J.-H.; Luo, O.J.; Tang, Z.; Guo, W.-W.; Kuang, H.; Zhang, H.-Y.; Roose, M.L.; Nagarajan, N.; Deng, X.-X.; Ruan, Y. (2013), "The draft genome of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)", Nature Genetics, 45 (1): 59–66, doi:10.1038/ng.2472, PMID 23179022
  • Bausher, Michael G; Singh, Nameirakpam D; Lee, Seung-Bum; Jansen, Robert K; Daniell, Henry (2006). "The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck var 'Ridge Pineapple': Organization and phylogenetic relationships to other angiosperms". BMC Plant Biology. 6: 21. doi:10.1186/1471-2229-6-21. PMC 1599732. PMID 17010212.

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