Citrus limon
Common names
lemon
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Red/Pink, White
Habitat
Usually found in indigenous forest remnants on the margins of old bullock trails, or along roadsides, more rarely in urban situations.
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Ecology
Fruiting
Fruits present throughout the year
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
Life cycle and dispersal
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