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Citrus × aurantium

Seville Orange, Sour Orange
Also known as: Aurantium ×acre Mill. +18 more
  • Aurantium ×acre Mill.
  • Aurantium ×bigarella Poit. & Turpin
  • Aurantium ×corniculatum Mill.
  • Aurantium ×corniculatum Poit. & Turpin
  • Aurantium ×coronatum Poit. & Turpin
  • Aurantium ×distortum Mill.
  • Aurantium ×humile Mill.
  • Aurantium ×myrtifolium Descourt.
  • Aurantium ×orientale Mill.
  • Aurantium ×silvestre Pritz.
  • Aurantium ×sinense (L.) Mill.
  • Aurantium ×variegatum Barb.Rodr.
  • Aurantium ×vulgare (Risso) M.Gómez
  • Citrus aurantium Lour.
  • Citrus aurantium Risso
  • Citrus aurantium subsp. sinensis (L.) P.Fourn., 1937
  • Citrus aurantium var. amara L.
  • Citrus aurantium var. bigaradia (Loisel.) Griseb., 1859
  • Citrus aurantium var. bigaradia Hook.f.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Rutaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.

Citrus × aurantium (commonly known as Seville orange or Sour orange) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Rutaceae family. Its recorded native-climate profile places it mainly within subtropical conditions. The parent species of this naturally occurring hybrid are linked below.

Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
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Regions (WGSRPD)
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Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
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Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., Cambodia, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, Gambia, The, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Laos, Leeward Is., Libya, Line Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Marianas, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand North, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Santa Cruz Is., Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya
Parent Species

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