Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rutaceae | Genus: Citrus | Species: Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck |
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| Synonym | Citrus aurantium | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Sweet Orange, Santara | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Sweet Orange | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Komla | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 2100 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Globose, rind thick, tightly adherent, pulp yellow, fairly sweet, seeds poly-embryonic |
| Habitat | Occurs in woodland garden sunny edge and cultivated beds | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Southern and East Asia | Bark Details | Bark grey or brown, first smooth, then becoming rough and fissured |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is an evergreen tree growing to 9 m (29ft 6in) | Leaf Details | The leaves are shiny and leathery, oblong to elliptic, up to 4 in (10.2 cm) long, and have narrow wings on their petioles |
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