Seville orange

Where does Seville orange grow?

Found in: Africa, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Terr., BIOT, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central America, China, Colombia, Congo DR, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, East Africa, Ethiopia, Europe, Fiji, France, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Marquesas, Mediterranean, Mexico, Micronesia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, North Africa, North America, Northeastern India, Pacific, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, SE Asia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Southern Africa, South America, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Taiwan, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad, Turkey, United States, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Africa, Zimbabwe

Notes: This plant is mostly used as rootstock for other citrus. There are 20 Citrus species. Several hybrids have been formed.

Status: Trees are scattered in a number of coastal areas in Papua New Guinea but fruit are not used and just left lying under the tree.It is cultivated.

Growing Seville orange

Cultivation: It is mostly grown from seeds. It can also be grown by cuttings and layering. The seeds often produce several shoots. Plants can be grown by grafting.

Edible Uses: The fruit is bitter, therefore mostly used for marmalade or flavouring. The fruit are used for peel and for sherry and wine. The tree is used as a rootstock for budding or grafting other citrus on to. The oil from the flowers is used for flavouring. The flowers are used for flavouring tea. Immature fruit are pickled in salt or vinegar or fried in coconut oil.

Nutrition Info

Seville orange Photos

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