Citrus limon
Common name
lemon
Family
Rutaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Usually found in indigenous forest remnants on the margins of old bullock trails, or along roadsides, more rarely in urban situations.
Flower colours
Red/Pink, White
Fruiting
Fruits present throughout the year
Life cycle
Long-lived small tree. Seed is long-lived, it seems to germinate best when passed through the gut of an animal. However, viable seed is only occasionally produced. Dispersed by gravity and by humans tossing fruits or spitting out seeds
Year naturalised
1992
Origin
Unknown. believed to be of hybrid origin between lime (Citrus aurantiifolia) and C. medica
Reason for introduction
Fruit and ornamental
Tolerances
Cold sensitive - rather drought tolerant