Scientific Name :
Citrus × limon (L.) Osbeck
Synonym :
Citrus alata (Tanaka) Tanaka
Citrus aurantiaca Swingle
Common Name : Lemon, Nimbu
Plant Family : Rutaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to December
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 10 m
Stem: Brownish, slightly yellowish, rough,crooked, spinous
Leaves: Elliptical, ovate, oblong shining above, light green below, petioles winged
Flowers: Petals 5, white, fragrant
Inflorescence: Cymose, solitary or 2 – 3 clustered
Fruits: Hesperidium, fleshy, seeds polyembryony and slippery
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : VT, TL
Distribution Range : Artificial hybrid.
Uses : Fruits are rich source of vitamin C
Peel used as a flavouring also used in medicines and perfumery
