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Citrus limon
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Family:
RUTACEAE
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Citation: Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 173. 1768; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 58. 1982; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 103. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 54. 1997; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 86. 1996. K.N. Nair & M.P. Nayar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 282. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 55. 1999; R.K. Premanath in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 590. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 160. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 200. 2009.
Citrus medica L. var. limon L., Sp. Pl. 782. 1753.
Citrus limonum Risso, Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris 20: 201. 1813.
Citrus aurantium L. var. limonum Wight & Arn., Prodr. 98. 1834.
Citrus medica L. var. limonum (Risso) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 515. 1875.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cherunaregam, Ilumbichinaregam, Oduchukuthinaregam
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Lemon, Lime, Rough lemon
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Description:
Small armed trees. Leaves 4-6 x 2-3 cm, ovate-lanceolate, apex obtuse, coriaceous, dentate; petiole 1 cm. Flowers axillary, in clusters, cymes or solitary, white; calyx cupular, 3-5-fid; petals 4-8, 7 x 2.5 mm; stamens 20 or more, filaments unequal, variously fused; ovary many celled, 4-8 ovules in each cell, style 1 mm, stigma capitate. Berry globose, fleshy, rind leathery and the juice is acrid.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-May
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Native of South East Asia; cultivated in tropical and subtropical countries
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
Yes
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Ichampetty
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