Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck

English: Navel Orange, Sweet Orange

German: Apfelsine, Orange

Portuguese: Laranja

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Sapindales (72)

        Family: Rutaceae (18)(family description)

          Genus: Citrus (3)

            Epithet: sinensis (L.) Osbeck (3)

sinensis => of Chinese origin

Climate: temperate, sub-tropical, tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: beige, white

Check for Citrus sinensis at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [123] Citrus Research International, South Africa
• [124] Citrus Research Board, USA
• [222] Citrus sinensis - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [503] Citrus sinensis - Plants For A Future database
• [1194] Citrus - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database