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Indian Wild Orange

Citrus indica

Citrus indica is a wild citrus species, a shrub or small tree of the Citrus family native to Assam and Bangladesh in South Asia. It is grown mainly as a rootstock and for its fruit in its native range rather than as a common garden plant.

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly during dry spells, letting the top layer of soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic loam or citrus potting mix.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Assam to Bangladesh
Climate
wet tropical

About

Citrus indica is a species of hybrid Citrus known by the common name Indian wild orange.

It is native to South Asia.

Uses

This species is used for medicinal and spiritual purposes by the Garo people. The fruit is used to treat jaundice and stomach conditions in humans and animals, and it was used to treat smallpox. It is also used for spiritual purposes.

Other Citrus plants

Calamansi · Citrofortunella · Nasnaran Mandarin · Ada Jamir · Key lime · Bitter orange · Bergamot orange · Ichang Lemon or Ichang papeda · Celebes papeda · Clementine · Heen naran · Daidai

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Citrus indica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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