Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f.

English: Lemon

German: Zitrone

Portuguese: Limoeiro

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Sapindales (72)

        Family: Rutaceae (18)(family description)

          Genus: Citrus (3)

            Epithet: limon (L.) Burm.f. (1)

limon => from the Persian name, limoun, Arabic, limun, for the lemon and other Citrus fruits

Climate: temperate, sub-tropical, tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: white

Check for Citrus limon at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [123] Citrus Research International, South Africa
• [124] Citrus Research Board, USA
• [221] Citrus limon - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [502] Citrus limon - Plants For A Future database
• [1194] Citrus - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

• [5] Aas, G. and Riedmiller, A. (2001): Trees of Britain and Europe. Harper Collins, London, UK.
• [11] Schönfelder, I. and Schönfelder, P. (1999): Die Kosmos-Mittelmeerflora. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart, Germany.