Citrus volkameriana
V. Ten. & Pasq.
Volkamer lemon
Rutaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
It is probably a hybrid between lemon and sour orange. A small tree with few spines. The flowers have a slight smell. There are many lemon shaped fruit. They are 6 cm long and rough. They are reddish-orange. The pulp is yellow-orange and in 7-11 segments.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows at about 400 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Colombia, South America,
Also Known As
Mandarina volkameriana, Limon volkamer
References (4)
- Comp. bot. 414. 1847
- Bernal, R., et al, (Eds), 2016, Catalogo de Plantas y Liquenes de Colombia, Volumen 2, Magnoliaceae a Zygophyllaceae. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. p 2558
- Lyle, S., 2006, Discovering fruit and nuts. Land Links. p 132, 134
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
