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Citrus aurantium

Scientific name: Citrus aurantium L.
Synonym: Aurantium acre Mill.
Botanical family: RUTACEAE

Vernacular names

(In territories with significant traditional TRAMIL use)

Cuba:

  • naranja agria
  • naranja de babor

Mexico:

  • naranja agria
  • naranja de babor

Puerto Rico:

  • naranja agria
  • naranja de babor

Dominican Republic:

  • naranja agria, naranja de babor

Martinique:

  • oranger amer
  • zowanj anmè

Grenada:

  • sour orange

Haiti:

  • zowanj gospo
  • zowanj si

Other vernacular names

Botanical description

Tree, up to 10 m tall with slender thorns. Leaf blade 7-20 cm x 7 cm; widely winged petiole; flowers axillary, white 4 cm; fruit, globose, 7-8 cm in diameter, somewhat flat at the top, peel thick, rough and strongly aromatic, pulp acidic and bitter, seeds numerous.

Voucher(s)

Jiménez,1507,JBSD

Medina,2,CICY

Benedetti,3,MAPR

Fuentes,946,ROIG

Ríos,409,CECALLI

Longuefosse&Nossin,13,HAVPM


Pharmacopoeia

Ed.2

References

Disclaimer

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