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Bitter orange, sour orange, Seville orange, bigarade orange, or marmalade orange is in a narrow sense the citrus tree Citrus aurantium[a] and its fruit. It is native to Southeast Asia and has been spread by humans to many parts of the world.[3] It is probably a cross between the pomelo, Citrus maxima, and the mandarin orange, Citrus reticulata. In some new systems, the species Citrus aurantium includes not only the bitter orange proper (Citrus aurantium), but also all other crosses between the pomelo (Citrus maxima) and the wild mandarin (Citrus reticulata sensu stricto, other name: Citrus daoxianensis), i.e. mainly: The following text of this article only deals with the bitter orange proper. The bitter orange spread from Southeast Asia via India and Iran to the Islamic world as early as 700 AD.[7] The bitter orange was introduced to Spain in the 10th century by the Moors.[8][9] It was introduced to Florida and the Bahamas from Spain,[3] and wild trees are found near small streams in g

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