Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.

 
  • Family : RUTACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Rutaceae
  • Species : Citrus limon
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.
  • Common name : Wild Lime
  • Vernacular name : Jambirah (San.); Jamiri nimbu (Hin.); Kadu limbe, Gaja limbe (Kan.)
  • 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 : Tree
  • Native : South-east Asia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore
  • Floras referred : K.S.Rao-Flowering Plants of IISC, 2009

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