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Citrus × sinensis
Cultivated trees bearing sweet oranges / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other fruit called orange, see List of plants known as orange.
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]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Genus: | Citrus |
Species: | C. × sinensis |
Binomial name | |
Citrus × sinensis | |
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Synonyms | |
Citrus × sinensis (L.) Osbeck |
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