Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f.

 
  • Family : RUTACEAE
    (CITRUS FAMILY OR RUE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rutaceae
  • Species : Citrus limon
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck
  • Common name : Lemon Tree
  • Vernacular name : Bara nimbu, Jambira, Pahari nimbu (Hin.); Nimma (Tel.)
  • Key identification features : A small evergreen tree with sharp thorns on the twigs. Leaves are alternate, glandular. Flowers are white, mildly fragrant, solitary or in clusters. Fruit has a nipple-like protruberance at the apex enclosing a fleshy, juicy and sour pulp.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Native : South-east Asia
  • Comments : Thorny tree planted and cultivated in gardens.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Citrus limon. Downloaded on 28 September 2024.

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