SWEET ORANGE, LIMAU MANIS

Orange here, in general, do not grow as well as those of the temperate zones. They are very variable in quality. Limau Manis is greenish to yellow in colour, and does not resemble the true oranges. It is not commonly grown except in some localized areas like Perak. The fruits are rounded in shape, growing to 5-10 cm in diameter. The skin is shiny and green or greenish yellow, and it can be peeled off easily. Each fruit has 10-15 segments. The flesh is yellow to orangy, very juicy, and tastes sourish to sweet. Each segment may contain one or several seeds. This variety of oranges is of limited use, mainly as a dessert fruit. It fruit all the year round and can be propagated easily by marcotting or sometimes from seeds.