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Citrus medica
Citrus medica
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Citrus medica
L.
Common Name :
Citron, Bijoru
Plant Family :
Rutaceae
Plant Form :
Tree
Occurrence (Sectors) :
1
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park
About Citrus medica Plant :
Habit :
A small tree, young shoots purple.
Leaves :
Unifoliate, petioles naked orwinged, ovate, serrate.
Flower :
White, unisexual, Calyx copular.
Petals 4-8, linear oblong, white tinged with red, imbricate.
Stamens 20-80, filaments variously connate, anthers oblong.
Disk large, Ovary many celled, stigma capitate.
Fruit :
Berry globose or oblong, yellow when ripe, rind rough and thick and irregularly shaped.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
Throughout the year.
Significance :
Cultivated everywhere for its fruits which are used for liver and spleen diseases.
The fruit juice is rich in vitamin C which is an astringent.
The fruits are also pickled.