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Southern China, Northeast India, and Myanmar
- The orange originated in a region encompassing Southern China, Northeast India, and Myanmar; the earliest mention of the sweet orange was in Chinese literature in 314 BC.
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The orange originated in a region encompassing Southern China, Northeast India, and Myanmar; the earliest mention of the sweet orange was in Chinese literature in 314 BC. Orange trees are widely grown in tropical and subtropical areas for their sweet fruit.
Jul 24, 2022 · While the orange is unknown in the wild state, it is assumed that the bitter orange originated in southern China, north-eastern India, and perhaps south-eastern Asia (formerly Indochina) possibly from a cross between pure mandarin [2] and pomelo parents.
Oranges originated in China, as reflected in the botanical name for the sweet orange Citrus sinensis, from which the familiar Valencia and navel oranges are descended. The orange made its first appearance in literature in Yu Kung, a book written around 500 BC about events under Emperor Ta Yun, who reigned from 2205–2197 BC.
Oct 11, 2023 · Citrus. Horticulturist Qiang Xu of Huazhong Agricultural University in China and his colleagues recently set out to map the evolutionary journey of the orange subfamily. They assembled the...
Feb 7, 2023 · The orange’s history starts in the Himalayan foothills, with citron the first species to head west and mandarin oranges the last major one to, arriving in England from China in 1805.
From sweet oranges to bitter lemons, all citrus fruit came from the Himalayas millions of years ago, say scientists.
By the time Christopher Columbus sailed, orange trees were common in the Canary Islands. Today oranges are cultivated in subtropical and tropical America, northern and eastern Mediterranean countries, Australia, and South Africa. Prior to 1920, the orange was mainly considered a dessert fruit.
