*Citrus ×aurantium Linnaeus (pro sp.). Common name: Sour Orange, Grapefruit, Sweet Orange, Tangerine, Mandarin. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Cultivated horticulturally, sometimes persistent and naturalizing. Distribution: Native of se. Asia. Reported from several counties in s. and e. GA (Jones & Coile 1988).
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Other Comments: Mabberley & Wearn (2024) discuss that "cultivar groups" are useful within this hybrid species: Sour Orange Group, Sweet Orange Group, Satsuma or Mandarin Group, and Grapefruit Group.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl4, WH3, Mabberley (1997); = Citrus aurantium L. — Bah; = Citrus maxima × reticulata; = n/a — RAB; > Citrus ×aurantium L. (pro sp.) — K4; > Citrus ×paradisi Macfad. — K4; > Citrus aurantium L. — S, S13; > Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck — K4, S; > Citrus vulgaris Risso — S13; Citrus aurantium L. Basionym: Citrus aurantium L. 1753
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
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