Citrus sinensis (species)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Plantae (kingdom) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Sapindales (order) > Rutaceae (family) > Citrus (genus)
Descripción
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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Otros términos
- sweet orange (species) [en]
- China orange (species) [en]
- orange (species, C. sinensis) [en]
- navel orange (species) [en]
- Valencia orange (species) [en]
- oranger doux (species) [fr]
- Apfelsinenbaum (species) [de]
- arancio dolce (species) [it]
- naranja duce (species) [es]
- laranjeira doce (species) [pt]
- tian cheng (species) [zh]
- danggjulnamu (species) [ko]