Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.
Family : RUTACEAE
Genus : Citrus
Catalan common name : Llimonera.
Spanish common name : Limonero.
General distribution : Asia
Flowering time : January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. October. November. December.
Life-forms : Macrophanerophyte.
Habitat : Cultivated specie.
Uses and properties : Edible or foodstuffs. Furniture, construction and tools. Medicinal.
Observations : From the fruit's skin we get lemon essence, used as flavouring and in perfumery, to make perfumes.
Origen : Sud-est asiàtic
Location on-campus UIB : Freqüent a l'hort situat darrera Cas Valencià, hort de Son Lledó i puntual al lateral del bar de l'edifici Mateu Orfila.
Description : A small, evergreen tree which usually measures 3 to 5m in height, it has numerous branches with hard, thick thorns. The pale green leaves are unifoliate, ranging between oblong and elliptic-ovate and have a serrated-dentate margin. The flowers are solitary or in racemes, with white petals at the top and purple ones at the bottom. It is unmistakable when the fruit is ripe. This is pale yellow with peel which can be rough or smooth, elliptic-ovoid ending in a nipple-like protuberance; it has a pleasant acid taste.
Flowering period : Regularly.
