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Citrus medica

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

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

Buddha's hand, citron

Description

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Synonyms (51)

Citrus acida Pers. (1806)
Citrus alata (Yu.Tanaka) Yu.Tanaka (1951)
Citrus aurea Yu.Tanaka (1944)
Citrus balotina Poit. & Turpin (1873)
Citrus bicolor Poit. & Turpin (1873)
Citrus bigena Poit. & Turpin (1873)
Citrus cedra Link (1831)
Citrus cedrata Raf. (1838)
Citrus crassa Hassk. (1844)
Citrus fragrans Salisb. (1796)
Citrus gaoganensis Hayata (1919)
Citrus gongra Raf. (1838)
Citrus grandis var. pyriformis (Hassk.) Karaya (1987)
Citrus hassaku Yu.Tanaka (1948)
Citrus hiroshimana Yu.Tanaka (1946)
Citrus kizu Yu.Tanaka (1948)
Citrus kwangsiensis Hu (1931)
Citrus limonimedica Lush. (1910)
Citrus medica f. tamurana (Tanaka) M.Hiroe (1974)
Citrus medica subf. aurea (Yu.Tanaka) M.Hiroe (1974)
Citrus medica subf. dulcis (Risso & Poit.) M.Hiroe (1974)
Citrus medica subf. hassaku (Tanaka) M.Hiroe (1974)
Citrus medica subf. hiroshimana (Tanaka) M.Hiroe (1974)
Citrus medica subf. kizu (Tanaka) M.Hiroe (1974)
Citrus medica subf. pyriformis (Hassk.) M.Hiroe (1974)
Citrus medica subsp. bajoum H.Perrier (1950)
Citrus medica var. alata Yu.Tanaka (1932)
Citrus medica var. digitata Lush. (1910)
Citrus medica var. dulcis Risso & Poit. (1819)
Citrus medica var. ethrog Engl. (1896)
Citrus medica var. florentina Risso (1813)
Citrus medica var. fructu-maxima Risso (1813)
Citrus medica var. nana Wester (1915)
Citrus medica var. odorata Wester (1915)
Citrus medica var. proper Hook.f. (1875)
Citrus medica var. sarcodactylus (Siebold ex Hoola Van Nooten) Swingle (1914)
Citrus medica var. tarung Yu.Tanaka (1937)
Citrus medica var. tuberosa Risso (1813)
Citrus medica var. yunnanensis S.Q.Ding ex C.C.Huang (1991)
Citrus nana (Wester) Yu.Tanaka (1954)
Citrus odorata (Wester) Tanaka (1951)
Citrus pyriformis Hassk. (1842)
Citrus tuberosa Mill. (1768)
Citrus × aurantium subvar. amilbed Engl. (1896)
Citrus × aurantium subvar. chakotra Engl. (1896)
Citrus × aurantium var. medica (L.) Wight & Arn. (1834)
Citrus × aurantium var. proper Guillaumin (1917)
Citrus × aurantium var. tamurana Yu.Tanaka (1912)
Limon racemosum Mill. (1768)
Limon spinosum Mill. (1768)
Limon vulgare Mill. (1768)

Uses and Culture

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Island Status

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

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Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 782 (1753)

Occurrences

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