Citrus sinensis

Agro-ecological Zone
All zones

Growth rate	Management practices	Invasiveness	Leafing Phenology	Location
Medium	Pruning, weeding , pest and disease control	No	Evergreen	Kenya

Country	Rainfall	Temperature	Altitude	Soil
Kenya	900 - 2500	5 to 40	0-2 000	Fertile, light to medium, well-drained, deep, loose loams; soils with a high water table should be avoided. The species is sensitive to excess salts; pH range of 5-8 is preferred.

Common names/English	Kamba	Kikuyu
Orange/sweet orange	Misungwa	Muchungwa

Propagation Method	Seed shelf life	Pre-sowing seed treatment	Seed Dispersal
seedlings, wildings, grafting	Short (0-4 weeks)		Animals

Family	Products	Niche	AFD Taxon	AFD Link	Useful Tropical Plant Taxon	Useful Tropical Plant Link	Ecological Services	PROTA
Rutaceae	Income, Fruits	Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot	Citrus sinensis	Link	Citrus sinensis	Link	Shade

Origin	Location
Exotic	Kiambu, Makueni