Citrus reticulata - Naaranga

Naaranga, Citrus reticulata

Naaranga, is a small, evergreen tree with axillary thorns, growing 3 - 8 metres tall. A very popular fruit, widely available in countries around the world. It has been in cultivation for at least 3,000 years, and is widely grown for its edible fruit in many warm temperate to tropical areas.

Uses

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Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	kanchi kaayi, kiththale, kodagina kithaale, naagapuri kitthale, naarangi
Hindi	naramgi, santara
Malayalam	madhuranaranna
Tamil	kamalappalam, narangam
Telugu	naarinja
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	aravata, naranga, svadunarangah
English	clementine, mandarin orange

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	Spines absent or short. Leaves 6-8 cm, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, serrate; petiole narrowly winged.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	axillary	White		Stamens more or less united into a tube.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
	5 - 8 cm		Rind bright yellow to orange, tinged red, with sunken oil glands, usually rough and warty; rind easily separable from the pulp vesicles. Axis hollow. Pulp vesicles loosely attached. Pulp orange, sweet or acidic.		{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

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