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Citrus x aurantium L. |
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Fam.: Rutaceae / Rue Fam.
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| Hybrid formula (parents): Citrus maxima (BURM.) MERR. x Citrus reticulata BLANCO |
| Genus: Citrus L. |
| Authors: | |||
| Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
| Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778 - 1845), Spanish botanist | |||
| Johannes Burman (1706 - 1779), Dutch physician and botanist | |||
| Elmer Drew Merrill (1876 - 1956), botanist in USA | |||
| Etymology: | |||
| Citrus: | Latin for the wood of a tree of which furniture is made, probably Cedar | ||
| aurantium: | Bitter Orange | ||
| maxima: | the largest | ||
| reticulata: | mesh-like | ||
As the sweet Orange Tree Citrus x sinensis the Bitter Orange came into being as a breeding based on Pomelo (Grapefruit) Citrus maxima and Mandarin Citrus reticulata. Most probably the origin of the Bitter Orange is the Southern Himayala or the mountains of China. To Italy it has already been introduced in the 11th century. | ||
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