Myrtle-leaved orange

Myrtle-leaved orange

taxobox
name = Myrtle-leaved orange



image_caption = Myrtle-leaved oranges growing on a tree
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Rutaceae
genus = "Citrus"
species = "C. aurantium"
binomial = "Citrus aurantium"
binomial_authority = var. myrtifolia (Ker-Gawl)|
The myrtle-leaved orange ("C. aurantium, var. myrtifolia" (Ker-Gawl)) is a variety of "Citrus aurantium" with foliage similar to that of the common myrtle.

It is a compact shrub or tree with small leaves and no thorns. The fruits of the tree are sour or bitter, and are commonly called by their Italian name, chinotto.


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