Citrus limon

• Botanical Name : Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f.
• Common Name : Lemon, Limbu
• Plant Family : Rutaceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 4-6, 8, 9, 12-17, 20-25, 27, 28, 30
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Ayurvedic Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra

About Citrus limon Plant :

• Habit : A small thorny, tree with pale-greenish-yellow rough bark.
• Leaves : Unifoliate with pellucid oil glands, petioles winged, leaflets elliptic-oblong or elliptic-ovate, glabrous.
• Inflorescence : Axillary, solitary or 2-3 clustered.
• Flower : White, fragrant.
• Fruit :
  • Berries globose or ovoid, bright-yellow, usually with a nipple-shaped extremity, rind thick, pulp acid.
  • Seeds ellipsoid, white, glabrous.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : Throughout the year.
• Significance :                                
  • It is a rich source of vitamin C.
  • It is used in the preparation of lemonade, squash and home made sherbet.