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|image_caption = Orange blossoms and oranges on tree
 
|image_caption = Orange blossoms and oranges on tree
 
| image_width = 240px
 
| image_width = 240px
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|regnum = Plantae
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|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
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|unranked_classis = Eudicots
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|unranked_ordo = Rosids
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|ordo = Sapindales
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|familia = Rutaceae
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|genus = Citrus
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|species = sinensis
 
}}
 
}}
 
An '''orange'''—specifically, the '''sweet orange'''—is the [[citrus]] fruit ''Citrus sinensis'' ([[Synonymy|syn.]] ''Citrus aurantium'' [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] [[var.]] ''dulcis'' [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]], or ''Citrus aurantium'' [[Antoine Risso|Risso]]) and its [[fruit]]. The orange is a [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] of ancient cultivated origin, possibly between [[pomelo]] (''Citrus maxima'') and [[tangerine]] (''Citrus reticulata''). It is a small [[Flowering plant| flowering]] [[tree]] growing to about 10 [[metres|m]] tall with [[evergreen]] [[leaf|leaves]], which are arranged alternately, of ovate shape with crenulate margins and 4–10 [[centimetre|cm]] long. The orange [[fruit]] is a [[hesperidium]], a type of [[berry]].  
 
An '''orange'''—specifically, the '''sweet orange'''—is the [[citrus]] fruit ''Citrus sinensis'' ([[Synonymy|syn.]] ''Citrus aurantium'' [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] [[var.]] ''dulcis'' [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]], or ''Citrus aurantium'' [[Antoine Risso|Risso]]) and its [[fruit]]. The orange is a [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] of ancient cultivated origin, possibly between [[pomelo]] (''Citrus maxima'') and [[tangerine]] (''Citrus reticulata''). It is a small [[Flowering plant| flowering]] [[tree]] growing to about 10 [[metres|m]] tall with [[evergreen]] [[leaf|leaves]], which are arranged alternately, of ovate shape with crenulate margins and 4–10 [[centimetre|cm]] long. The orange [[fruit]] is a [[hesperidium]], a type of [[berry]].  
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
Fruit, juice, marmelade. Oil from peel. Orange peel is used by gardeners as a [[slug]] repellent. Orange leaves can be boiled to make tea.
 
Fruit, juice, marmelade. Oil from peel. Orange peel is used by gardeners as a [[slug]] repellent. Orange leaves can be boiled to make tea.
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==Taxonomy==
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{{Taxbox
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| color = IndianRed
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|regnum = [[Plantae]]
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|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
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|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
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|unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]]
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|ordo = [[Sapindales]]
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|familia = [[Rutaceae]]
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|genus = ''[[Citrus]]''
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|species = '''''C. sinensis'''''
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|binomial = ''Citrus sinensis''
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|binomial_authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Osbeck]]
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}}
      
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==