Navel Orange

Citrus sinensis

Flower name
Navel Orange
Scientific name
Citrus sinensis
AliasNavel Orange, オレンジ, Citrus sinensis
Place of originAssam, India
Place of floweringOrchard
Flowering seasonMay

What is Navel Orange

Birth flowers for Sep 7

Navel Orange (scientific name: Citrus sinensis) is a kind of evergreen small tree and its fruit "Orange", which is a citrus orange. An early sweet varieties of sweet oranges with a strong sweetness Speaking of oranges, Valencia orange . The origin of the name is that there is a navel-like dent on the top of the fruit. Although it is mostly from California, it is also produced in Japan.

■ Type of sweet orange
Valencia Orange-strong acidity
Navel Orange-not as strong as Valencia

Generic name: Navel Orange, Scientific name: Citrus sinensis, Origin: Assam, India, Import to Japan: California (USA) ), Domestic production areas: Hiroshima, Wakayama, Shizuoka, aka: Orange, sweet orange, umbilical orange, life type: evergreen small Takagi, tree height: 150-300 cm, flowering period: May, flower color: white, flower Diameter: 3 cm, Skin / Fruit color: Orange, Harvest period: October to July, Flesh quality: Sweet, sour and fragrant, soup, How to eat: Raw food, juice, orange peel, boiled duck orange, curacao Raw materials.