Citrus × limon

(L.) Osbeck (1765)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Genus: Citrus

kona lime, lemon, meyer lemon, ponderosa lemon, rangpur lime

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Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Name Published In: Reise Ostindien: 250 (1765)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Citrus × limon Kokee My garden Preserved_Specimen Plews, J.H.R. Kauai BISH 1987-04-10
2 Citrus × limon Hilo HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 2/10/2019
3 Citrus × limon 909 3rd Ave., Kapahulu Preserved_Specimen Fruit nearly globose to 6 cm in diameter, yellow. Flesh orange, tart. Leaves elliptic w/narrowly winged petioles. Nagata, K.M. 233 Oahu BISH 1973-02-20
4 Citrus × limon Wahiawa, H.S.P.A. nursery Preserved_Specimen thorny Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1949-06-10
5 Citrus × limon BYU-HC, lowland to higher elevation sandy, clay Preserved_Specimen fruit usually larger, 5 to 15-celled Utai, M. Oahu BISH 1975-03-01
6 Citrus × limon Hanalei District; Limahuli Garden and Preserve, in Limahuli Valley; lower preserve along Limahuli Stream Degraded Metrosideros polymorpha wet forest invaded by Schefflera actinophylla, Psidium spp., Schinus, and other alien spp. Preserved_Specimen Low tree 3.5-4 m. tall, branches thorny, leaves dark green above. Ripe fruits slightly oblong w/small nipple, yellow, skin rough, juice sour. Formerly cultivated, naturalized locally w/8-10 trees along stream. Lorence, D.H. 7951 Kauai BISH 1997-02-06
7 Citrus × limon Waihee Valley UTM 2372028 618527 In forest clearing. Preserved_Specimen Spiny sapling to 2 feet tall, spines green with yellow tips, release a slightly irritating substance. Newer stems ridged. No flowers or fruit. OED 2007060402 Oahu BISH 2007-06-04
8 Citrus × limon Honolulu, lower Makiki loam soil Preserved_Specimen Taguchi, V. 1 Oahu BISH 1962-03-10
9 Citrus × limon Kokee My garden Preserved_Specimen Plews, J.H.R. Kauai BISH 1987-04-10
10 Citrus × limon Hilo HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 2/10/2019
11 Citrus × limon 909 3rd Ave., Kapahulu Preserved_Specimen Fruit nearly globose to 6 cm in diameter, yellow. Flesh orange, tart. Leaves elliptic w/narrowly winged petioles. Nagata, K.M. 233 Oahu BISH 1973-02-20
12 Citrus × limon Wahiawa, H.S.P.A. nursery Preserved_Specimen thorny Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1949-06-10
13 Citrus × limon BYU-HC, lowland to higher elevation sandy, clay Preserved_Specimen fruit usually larger, 5 to 15-celled Utai, M. Oahu BISH 1975-03-01
14 Citrus × limon Hanalei District; Limahuli Garden and Preserve, in Limahuli Valley; lower preserve along Limahuli Stream Degraded Metrosideros polymorpha wet forest invaded by Schefflera actinophylla, Psidium spp., Schinus, and other alien spp. Preserved_Specimen Low tree 3.5-4 m. tall, branches thorny, leaves dark green above. Ripe fruits slightly oblong w/small nipple, yellow, skin rough, juice sour. Formerly cultivated, naturalized locally w/8-10 trees along stream. Lorence, D.H. 7951 Kauai BISH 1997-02-06
15 Citrus × limon Waihee Valley UTM 2372028 618527 In forest clearing. Preserved_Specimen Spiny sapling to 2 feet tall, spines green with yellow tips, release a slightly irritating substance. Newer stems ridged. No flowers or fruit. OED 2007060402 Oahu BISH 2007-06-04
16 Citrus × limon Honolulu, lower Makiki loam soil Preserved_Specimen Taguchi, V. 1 Oahu BISH 1962-03-10