Citrus sinensis (species)
Identification code: 300375409
Español: Citrus sinensis (traducció pendent) (species (traducció pendent)) | Català: Citrus sinensis (traducció pendent) (species (traducció pendent))
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- China orange
- navel orange
- orange
- sweet orange
- Valencia orange
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Species of medium-sized subtropical citrus tree having a juicy fruit with a rind that is orange in color (reddish-yellow). Believed to have originated in southeast Asia and cultivated in China by 2500 BCE; it is probably an ancient hybrid of the pomelo (Citrus maxima) and mandarin (Citrus reticulata). It is the most widely distributed fruit tree having the most popular fruit in the world today.
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