Imperial lemon

Imperial lemon
An Imperial lemon tree
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Aurantioideae
Genus: Citrus
Species:
C. limon × C. paradisi

The Imperial lemon is thought to be a lemon and grapefruit hybrid.[citation needed] Its fruit is slightly larger than a lemon and has a more rounded shape.[1]

References

  1. ^ Colin Macfarquhar; George Gleig (1797). Encyclopædia britannica: or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature. A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar. p. 29. Retrieved 17 August 2013.


Stub icon

This Rutaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.