Citrus × limon
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Nhago Camp, Coutada 12
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Nhago Camp, Coutada 12
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Nhago Camp, Coutada 12
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Nhago Camp, Coutada 12
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| Synonyms: |
Citrus abyssinica (Engl.) Engl. Citrus inaequalis (DC.) Benth. |
| Common names: | Lemon (English) |
| 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). |
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| Notes: | It regularly escapes and may become slightly invasive under certain conditions. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | A regular escape along forest margins on termite mounds 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. |
| FZ divisions: | MS (other?) |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| 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: | Saturday 9 July 2016 |
| 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. Struwe, L. (2014). The species names of citrus - a sweet, sour, and sticky mess http://www.botanicalaccuracy.com/2014/06/the-species-names-of-citrus-sweet-sour.html?m=1 |
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Flora of Zambia: cultivated Citrus × limon
Flora of Zimbabwe: Citrus × limon
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Citrus × limon
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