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    Fruit Citrus × Family Rutaceae Bitter Orange Hybrid Pomelo Mandarin

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    The orange is the fruit of the citrus species Citrus × sinensis. It is considered a sweet orange while Citrus aurantium is the bitter orange. The orange is a hybrid of the pomelo and mandarin citrus fruits. As of 1987, orange trees were the most cultivated fruit trees worldwide. Oranges grow on evergreen trees between 9-10 meters tall and are widely grown in tropical and subtropical regions. In 2010, over 68 million metric tons of oranges were grown globally, especially in Brazil and the US states of Florida and California.

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    Fruit Citrus × Family Rutaceae Bitter Orange Hybrid Pomelo Mandarin

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    The orange is the fruit of the citrus species Citrus × sinensis. It is considered a sweet orange while Citrus aurantium is the bitter orange. The orange is a hybrid of the pomelo and mandarin citrus fruits. As of 1987, orange trees were the most cultivated fruit trees worldwide. Oranges grow on evergreen trees between 9-10 meters tall and are widely grown in tropical and subtropical regions. In 2010, over 68 million metric tons of oranges were grown globally, especially in Brazil and the US states of Florida and California.

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    The orange is the fruit of the citrus species Citrus × sinensis. It is considered a sweet orange while Citrus aurantium is the bitter orange. The orange is a hybrid of the pomelo and mandarin citrus fruits. As of 1987, orange trees were the most cultivated fruit trees worldwide. Oranges grow on evergreen trees between 9-10 meters tall and are widely grown in tropical and subtropical regions. In 2010, over 68 million metric tons of oranges were grown globally, especially in Brazil and the US states of Florida and California.

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    Fruit Citrus × Family Rutaceae Bitter Orange Hybrid Pomelo Mandarin

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    The orange is the fruit of the citrus species Citrus × sinensis. It is considered a sweet orange while Citrus aurantium is the bitter orange. The orange is a hybrid of the pomelo and mandarin citrus fruits. As of 1987, orange trees were the most cultivated fruit trees worldwide. Oranges grow on evergreen trees between 9-10 meters tall and are widely grown in tropical and subtropical regions. In 2010, over 68 million metric tons of oranges were grown globally, especially in Brazil and the US states of Florida and California.

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    The orange (specifically, the sweet orange) is the fruit of the citrus species Citrus sinensis in

    the family Rutaceae.[2] The fruit of the Citrus sinensis is considered a sweet orange, whereas the
    fruit of the Citrus aurantium is considered a bitter orange. The orange is a hybrid, possibly
    between pomelo (Citrus maxima) and mandarin (Citrus reticulata), which has been cultivated
    since ancient times.[3]

    Oranges in Florida.

    As of 1987, orange trees were found to be the most cultivated fruit tree in the world.[4] Orange
    trees are widely grown in tropical and subtropical climates for their sweet fruit. The fruit of the
    orange tree can be eaten fresh, or processed for its juice or fragrant peel. [5] As of 2012, sweet
    oranges accounted for approximately 70% of citrus production.[6] In 2010, 68.3 million metric tons
    of oranges were grown worldwide, production being particularly prevalent in Brazil and the U.S.
    states of Florida[7]and California.[8]
    Different names have been given to the many varieties of the genus. Orange applies primarily to
    the sweet orange Citrus sinensis (L.)Osbeck. The orange tree is an evergreen, flowering tree,
    with an average height of 9 to 10 m (30 to 33 ft), although some very old specimens can reach
    15 m (49 ft).[12] Its oval leaves, alternately arranged, are 4 to 10 cm (1.6 to 3.9 in) long and
    have crenulatemargins.[13] Although the sweet orange presents different sizes and shapes varying
    from spherical to oblong, it generally has ten segments (carpels) inside, and contains up to six
    seeds (or pips)[14] and a porous white tissue called pith or, more properly, mesocarp or albedo
    lines its rind.[15] When unripe, the fruit is green. The grainy irregular rind of the ripe fruit can range
    from bright orange to yellow-orange, but frequently retains green patches or, under warm climate
    conditions, remains entirely green. Like all other citrus fruits, the sweet orange is non-climacteric.
    The Citrus sinensis is subdivided into four classes with distinct characteristics: common oranges,
    blood or pigmented oranges, navel oranges, and acidless oranges. [16][17][18]

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