Citrus × limon (L.) Osbeck
| Kannada Name : | Nimbe hannu mara |
| Common Name : | Lemon |
| Family Name : | Rutaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Citrus × limon |
| Species Type : | Indigenous |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | All year |
| Fruiting Period : | All year |
| Origin : | Northeast India, Myanmar, China |
Uses
The essential oil from the skin of the fruit is strongly rubefacient and when taken internally in small doses has stimulating and carminative properties. The fruit is rich in vitamin C which helps the body to fight off infections and also to prevent or treat scurvy.
Description
Evergreen, spinous shrubs or small trees, 3-6 m tall. Spines axillary. Leaves simple, alternate, elliptic to ovate, glandular, base obtuse or rounded, apex subacute or obtuse, margin serrulate, petioles narrowly winged. Inflorescence clusters or solitary, axillary. Flowers bisexual, white, strongly scented. Fruit a hesperidium, globose to elongated, glandualr, yellow when ripe, with a leathery rind or peel.
