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

Only found in cultivation

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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 Roussel (1796)

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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Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

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Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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IUCN:Least Concern

Bibliography

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

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Description	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Citrus medica	Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden, 59-864 Kam Hwy, Haleiwa, Hulu area	Cultivated	UNKNOWN	. Coordinates do not match to country in source data. Not found a country in reverser geocoding. Bioversity International	C. R. Annable		Oahu	HAPI	8/9/1997
2	Citrus medica	Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden, 59-864 Kam Hwy, Haleiwa, Hulu area		Preserved_Specimen	Shrub to 2m; fruit to 20cm, green.	Annable, C.R.	3692	Oahu	BISH	1997-08-09
3	Citrus medica	Hanalei district. NTBG's Limahuli Garden in lower Limahuli Valley, near parking lot at office,		Preserved_Specimen	Small tree 1.5m. tall (from sucker) ; leaves with unwinged petiole. Fruit ellipsoid, 15 x 12 cm, apex umbonate, skin rough, green ripening yellow.	Lorence, D.H.	8139	Kauai	BISH	1997-10-06

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