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False Orange

Citrus neocaledonica

Also called Large Leaf Oxanthera

False Orange
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0

Citrus neocaledonica is a tree from New Caledonia in the citrus family, grown in its native wet tropical forests and rarely cultivated elsewhere. It needs warm, humid, frost-free conditions and is best suited to tropical gardens.

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth, allowing the top layer to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic to neutral mix rich in organic matter.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
New Caledonia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Citrus neocaledonica, synonym Oxanthera neocaledonica, the large leaf oxanthera, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.

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 neocaledonica 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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