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Citrus sinensis (orange; sweet orange)

Synonyms: Citrus aurantium sinensis; Citrus sinensis

Wikipedia Abstract

An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × ​sinensis (Citrus sinensis Osbeck) and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world. The orange is a hybrid of ancient cultivated origin, possibly between pomelo (Citrus maxima) and mandarin (Citrus reticulata). It is an evergreen flowering tree generally growing to 9–10 m in height (although very old specimens have reached 15 m).
View Wikipedia Record: Citrus sinensis

Attributes

Height [2]  29 feet (9 m)
Width [1]  20 feet (6.1 m)
Air Quality Improvement [1]  Medium
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  86 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  High
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Pollinators [2]  Apomictic, Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  A semi-drying oil obtained from the seed is used in soap making; An essential oil from the peel is used as a food flavouring and also in perfumery and medicines;
View Plants For A Future Record : Citrus sinensis

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Canaveral National Seashore II 9090 Florida, United States
Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve   Florida, United States  
Fort Caroline National Memorial III 137 Florida, United States
Mburucuyá National Park II   Corrientes, Argentina  
Pico Mogote Ecological Reserve II 3698 Cuba  
Piedras Blancas National Park II 34735 Costa Rica  
Tuabaquey - Limones Ecological Reserve II 4859 Cuba  

Emblem of

Florida

Predators

Achlyodes busirus[3]
Achlyodes thraso[3]
Adoxophyes fasciculana[3]
Akermes townsendi[4]
Amorbia emigratella (Mexican Leaf-roller)[3]
Amyelois transitella (Navel Orangeworm)[3]
Anastrepha fraterculus[5]
Anastrepha ludens (Mexican fruit fly)[5]
Anastrepha obliqua (west indian fruit fly)[5]
Anastrepha serpentina[5]
Anastrepha striata[5]
Anastrepha suspensa (Caribbean fruit fly)[5]
Anastrepha turpiniae[5]
Aonidiella aurantii (California red scale)[4]
Archips argyrospila[3]
Argyrotaenia citrana (Orange tortrix)[3]
Aspidiotus destructor (coconut scale)[4]
Aulacaspis citri[4]
Automeris complicata[3]
Caedicia simplex (Common garden Katydid)[6]
Ceroplastes brevicauda[4]
Ceroplastes cirripediformis (barnacle scale)[4]
Ceroplastes destructor (soft wax scale)[4]
Ceroplastes rubens (pink wax scale)[4]
Ceroplastes sinensis (hard wax scale)[4]
Chileulia stalactitis[3]
Chrysomphalus aonidum (circular black scale)[7]
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (dictyospermum scale)[7]
Citripestis sagittiferella[3]
Clarkeulia bourquini[3]
Clarkeulia dimorpha[3]
Coccus capparidis (capparis soft scale)[4]
Coccus longulus (long brown scale)[4]
Coccus pseudomagnoliarum (Citricola scale)[4]
Coccus viridis (green coffee scale)[4]
Coleotechnites citriella[3]
Cryptoblabes gnidiella[3]
Cryptophlebia leucotreta[7]
Cryptophlebia peltastica[3]
Cryptothelea gloverii[3]
Ctenopseustis obliquana[6]
Deltinea costalimai[3]
Dichomeris citrifoliella[3]
Duplaspidiotus claviger (camellia mining scale)[4]
Dysmicoccus neobrevipes (annona mealybug)[4]
Dysmicoccus nesophilus[4]
Earias insulana (Egyptian Stemborer)[3]
Ecdytolopha aurantianum[3]
Egira curialis[3]
Epiphyas postvittana (Light brown apple moth)[6]
Fiorinia citri[4]
Fiorinia proboscidaria[4]
Goniotorna erratica[3]
Gonodonta incurva[3]
Gonodonta nutrix (Citrus Fruitpiercer)[3]
Hemiberlesia lataniae (latania scale)[4]
Homoeosoma electella[3]
Hypercompe eridanus[3]
Hypercompe scribonia (Giant Leopard Moth)[3]
Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale)[4]
Ischnaspis longirostris (black line scale)[4]
Isotenes miserana (Orange fruitborer)[6]
Jamides bochus (Dark Cerulean)[3]
Lecanodiaspis rugosa[4]
Lepidosaphes beckii (citrus mussel scale)[4]
Lepidosaphes gloverii (citrus long scale)[4]
Leptococcus minutus <Unverified Name>[4]
Lopholeucaspis cockerelli (Cockerell scale)[4]
Lycophotia porphyrea (True Lover's Knot)[3]
Marmara salictella[3]
Megalopyge defoliata[3]
Megalopyge lanata[3]
Megalopyge nuda[3]
Megalopyge radiata[3]
Megalopyge urens[3]
Melanchra picta (zebra caterpillar)[3]
Milviscutulus mangiferae (mango shield scale)[4]
Narosa propolia[3]
Nectarinia asiatica (Purple sunbird)[8]
Nipaecoccus viridis (karoo thorn mealybug)[4]
Oemona hirta[6]
Orgyia postica[3]
Oxydia vesulia[3]
Papilio anchisiades (Rubyspot swallowtail)[3]
Papilio andraemon (Swallowtail)[3]
Papilio androgeus (Queen page swallowtail)[3]
Papilio astyalus (Broad-banded Swallowtail)[3]
Papilio cresphontes (Orange-dog swallowtail)[3]
Papilio demoleus (Checkered lime swallowtail)[3]
Papilio hectorides[3]
Papilio memnon (Great mormon swallowtail)[3]
Papilio polytes (Common mormon swallowtail)[3]
Papilio scamander (Swallowtail)[3]
Papilio thoas (Giant swallowtail)[3]
Papilio zelicaon (Anise swallowtail)[3]
Parides panthonus[3]
Parlatoria cinerea (apple parlatoria)[4]
Parlatoria citri[4]
Parlatoria crotonis (croton parlatoria scale)[4]
Parlatoria pergandii (black parlatoria scale)[4]
Parlatoria ziziphi (citrus parlatoria)[4]
Parthenolecanium perlatum[4]
Phenacoccus helianthi (sunflower mealybug)[4]
Phenacoccus solenopsis (solenopsis mealybug)[4]
Phenacoccus tucumanus[4]
Phyllocnistis citrella (Citrus leafminer)[3]
Phyllocoptruta oleivora[6]
Pinnaspis aspidistrae <Unverified Name>[4]
Pinnaspis strachani (lesser snow scale)[4]
Planococcus minor (Pacific mealybug)[4]
Planotortrix octo <Unverified Name>[6]
Platynota stultana (Omnivorous leafroller)[3]
Prochalia pygmaea[3]
Proeulia auraria[3]
Proeulia chrysopteris[3]
Protopulvinaria pyriformis (pyriform scale)[7]
Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis (gingging scale)[4]
Pseudococcus baliteus (aerial root mealybug)[4]
Pseudococcus cryptus (citriculus mealybug)[4]
Pseudococcus donrileyi (Riley citrus mealybug)[4]
Psorosticha zizyphi (Citrus leafroller moth)[3]
Pteropus tonganus (Pacific flying fox)[9]
Pulvinaria aurantii[4]
Pulvinaria flavescens[4]
Pulvinaria floccifera (cottony camellia scale)[4]
Pulvinaria mammeae (large cottony scale)[4]
Pulvinaria psidii (green shield scale)[4]
Rastrococcus invadens (Mango mealybug)[4]
Rhizoecus falcifer (ground mealybug)[4]
Rhizoecus nemoralis[4]
Rothschildia hesperus[3]
Saissetia coffeae (brown scale)[4]
Saissetia neglecta (Caribbean black scale)[4]
Selenaspidus articulatus (rufous scale)[7]
Sibine bonaerensis[3]
Spodoptera littoralis (African Cotton Leafworm)[3]
Spodoptera ornithogalli (yellowstripe armyworm)[3]
Streblote panda[3]
Tegolophus australis[6]
Thyrinteina arnobia[3]
Unaspis citri (citrus snow scale)[4]
Urodus parvula[3]
Zadalcera fumata[3]

Distribution

Caribbean; North America;

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Kartesz J., , ITIS Regional: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. ♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons License ♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 5Norrbom, A.L. 2004. Fruit fly (Tephritidae) host plant database. Version Nov, 2004. ♦ 6New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database ♦ 7Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants ♦ 8Notes on Feeding and Breeding Habits of the Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica (Cinnyris asiaticus) in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Southern Iran, TAHER GHADIRIAN, ALI T. QASHQAEI & MOHSEN DADRAS, Podoces, 2007, 2(2): 122–126 ♦ 9Pteropus tonganus, Carrie A. Miller and Don E. Wilson, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 552, pp. 1-6 (1997)
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