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Citrus limetta
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Family:
RUTACEAE
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Citation: Citrus limetta Risso, Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 20: 195. 1813; K.N. Nair & M.P. Nayar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 293. 1997.
Citrus medica L. var. limetta (Risso) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 515. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 161(115). 1915.
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Description:
Small branched spiny trees, ca 3 m tall. Leaves alternate, 12 x 6 cm, serrulate in the upper half, acute. Flowers 1-5, white, perfect and staminate. Petals reflexed. Stamens ca 35. Fruit subglobose, ca 6.5 cm in diam., rind, pale yellow to green, smooth to slightly rough with spherical oil glands. Pulp sweetish to slightly acidica
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-April
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District(s):
Wayanad, Idukki, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
North east India and south east Asia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
Yes
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Vegetable:
No
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