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Taxon:  Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck



Summary
Genus:
Citrus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:
10782
Place of publication:
Reise Ostindien 250. 1765
Comment:
[or C. aurantium Sweet Orange Group]
Verified:
11/01/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
109 (109  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Citrus aurantium L. var. sinensis L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Citrus macracantha Hassk.
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Reference(s)
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  2. Cano, A. & A. Bermejo. 2011. Influence of rootstock and cultivar on bioactive compounds in citrus peel. J. Sci. Food Agric. 91:1702-1711. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291097-0010
  3. Chen, C. et al. 2008. EST-SSR genetic maps for Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata. Tree Genet. Genomes 4:1-10. http://www.springerlink.com/content/112958/
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
  5. Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee. 1995. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  6. Courboulex, M. & H. de Lorrain. Les agrumes: oranges, citron, pamplemousses, kumquats. 1997 Note: re. French common names
  7. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. 1986-1987
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  11. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984 Note: lists as C. sinensis (L.) Pers.
  12. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
  13. Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990 Note: Kampong Publications
  14. Federici, C. T. et al. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Citrus (Rutaceae) and related genera as revealed by RFLP and RAPD analysis. Theor. Appl. Genet. 96:812-822. Note: this study included three samples of Citrus sinensis that grouped within the mandarin cluster
  15. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). Note: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Citrus+sinensis&quantity=1
  16. Froelicher, Y. et al. 2011. New universal mitochondrial PCR markers reveal new information on maternal citrus phylogeny. Tree Genet. Genomes 7:49-61. http://www.springerlink.com/content/112958/
  17. Garcia-Lor, A. et al. 2013. A nuclear phylogenetic analysis: SNPs, indels and SSRs deliver new insights into the relationships in the 'true citrus fruit trees' group (Citrinae, Rutaceae) and the origin of cultivated species. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 111:1-19. Note: this study found that the genomic composition of Citrus sinensis did not support a F1 or BC1 origin involving C. maxima and C. reticulata
  18. Grosser, J. W. et al. 2000. Somatic hybridization in Citrus: an efefctive tool to facilitate variety improvement. In Vitro Cell. Developmental Biol., Plant 36:434-449. Note: this review cites complex hybrids involving Citrus sinensis for both scion and graft stock improvement
  19. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  20. Hackett, C. & J. Carolane. Edible Horticultural Crops. 1982 Note: Academic Press
  21. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001 http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
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  33. Pajaujis Anonis, D. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery. 1993 Note: lists as C. sinensis L.
  34. Penjor, T. et al. 2013. Phylogenetic relationships of Citrus and its relatives based on matK gene sequences. PLoS One 8(4): e62574. Note: this study included two cultivars of Citrus sinensis that grouped within the pummelo cluster
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  40. Scora, R. W. et al. 1982. Contribution to the origin of the grapefruit, Citrus paradisi (Rutaceae). Syst. Bot. 7:170-177. Note: this study confirmed by electrophoresis the maternal role of Citrus sinensis in the origins of the grapefruit
  41. Staten, S. 2006. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  42. Swingle, W. T. & P. C. Reece. The botany of Citrus and its wild relatives. 1967
  43. Tanaka, T. 1954. Species problem in Citrus: a critical study of wild and cultivated units of Citrus, based upon field studies in their native homes. Revisio Aurantiacearum. 1928-1961 9:124. Note: Maruzen Co. Ltd, Tokyo.
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  50. Xu, Q. et al. 2013. The draft genome of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Nat. Genet. 45:59-66. Note: this study sequenced the genome of a "double haploid line derived from the anther culture" of Citrus sinensis cv. Valencia
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Common names
English
blood orange –
navel orange –
orange –
sweet orange –
Valencia orange –
Dutch
Sinaasappel –
French
navel –
orange douce –
oranger –
oranger doux –
sanguine –
German
Apfelsine –
Apfelsinenbaum –
Orange –
Orangenbaum –
Italian
arancio dolce –
Portuguese
laranja-doce –
laranjeira –
laranjeira-doce –
Portuguese (Brazil)
laranja-amarga –
laranja-azeda –
laranja-bigarade –
laranja-da-terra –
laranja-de-sevilha –
Spanish
naranja –
naranjo duce –
Transcribed Chinese
tian cheng –
Transcribed Korean
danggyulnamu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    widely cult. in tropics & subtropics
6Other    probable origin s.e. Asia
Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics & subtropics)
Other (probable origin s.e. Asia)
Economic Uses
Bee plants
Food additives
flavoring (fide Ency CNatIn) –
Human food
beverage base (fide CultTropS) –
Materials
essential oils (fide Mansf Ency) –
Medicines
folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2) –
Vertebrate poisons
mammals (fide Kingsbury) –


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