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Citrus limon
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Citrus abyssinica (Engl.) Engl. Citrus inaequalis (DC.) Benth. |
| Common names: | Lemon-tree (English) Mundimu (Shona) Muremani (Shona) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Evergreen shrub or small tree. Leaves simple (1-foliolate) with a winged petiole. Flowers bisexual, (4)5-merous), white with numerous stamens. Fruit ovoid, many-seeded, fleshy with a thick slightly warty skin, green to yellow when ripe (the well-known lemon). |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | A regular, non-invasive escape along forest margins and in riverine fringes. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Asia and widely cultivated as a fruit tree and occasionally naturalized. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Papilio ophidicephalus chirinda (Food plant) Papilio demodocus demodocus (Food plant) Papilio dardanus cenea (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 9 January 2007 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 249. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 75. |
Other sources of information about Citrus limon:
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Flora of Malawi: Citrus limonFlora of Malawi: cultivated Citrus limon
Flora of Mozambique: Citrus limon
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Citrus limon
Flora of Zambia: Citrus limon
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Citrus limon
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Citrus limon
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Citrus limonAfrican Plant Database: Citrus limon
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Citrus limon
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Citrus limon
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Citrus limon
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Citrus limon
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Citrus limon
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Citrus limon
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Citrus limon
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Citrus limon
Ispot Southern Africa: Citrus limon
JSTOR Plant Science: Citrus limon
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Citrus limon
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Citrus limon
The Plant List (version 1.1): Citrus limon
Tropicos: Citrus limon
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