''Citrus'' × ''sinensis''

Citrus × sinensis
Oranges on a tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species: C. × sinensis
Binomial name
Citrus × sinensis
(L.) Osbeck[1]

Citrus × sinensis, also known as the Citrus sinensis Sweet Orange Group,[1] includes the commonly cultivated sweet orange, blood oranges, and navel oranges.[1]

Uses

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

Leaves

Wood

References

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  1. 1 2 3 USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 29 September 2015
  2. "Florida State Symbols". Florida Department of State. Division of Historical Resources.


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