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Sapindales
Tangerine (Citrus reticulata deliciosa)
Rutaceae, the rue family of flowering plants within the order Sapindales, is distributed globally, particularly throughout warm temperate and tropical regions. The family is especially diverse in Africa and Australia, where its members are often found in semiarid woodlands.1