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Citrus × aurantium

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Genus: Citrus

bitter orange, seville orange, tangor

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 783 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Citrus × aurantium Kaneohe, Hakipuu, on Judd property Preserved_Specimen Tree large, tall; fls. white, fragrant, 1+in. diam. Frs; one 3I/4 wide, 3-1/6 high, orange pulp sour, juicy, 9 sections ea. with 2+ seeds, center hollow, white and orange skin 3/8 thick tightly cohering to pulp but separating easily from it; Judd, S.J. Oahu BISH 1964-02-04
2 Citrus × aurantium Wailua Game Reserve, Wailua, Vegetation on plots stripmined for bauxite ore in 1958-60. Tree plot area. Fertilizer applied topically. Preserved_Specimen Tree of 3 m; fruit bright orange-red, sour Howard, R.A. 20203 Kauai BISH 1985-10-20
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