Citrus × limon
nothospecies of plant
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Summary
Citrus × limon is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,882 views/month, #271 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: hybrid[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4], nothospecies[5]
- Parent taxon: Citrus[6]
- Taxon name: Citrus × limon[7]
- Subclass of: useful plant[8]
- Has use: food[9], spice[10], medicinal plant[11]
- Commons category: Citrus × limon[12]
- Unicode character: 🍋[13]
- Has basionym: Citrus medica var. limon[14]
- Commons gallery: Citrus × limon[15]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[16]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[17], Pauly–Wissowa[18], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[20]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10732[21]
- Hybrid of: pomelo[22], Citrus medica[23], Citrus reticulata[24]
- This taxon is source of: lemon[25], lemon oil[26], lemon zest[27], lemon juice[28], lemon-tree wood[29], citron[30], smell of lemon[31], lemon leaf oil[32], Sicilian lemon[33], smell of lemon zest[34], lemon peel[35], Sicilian lemon scent[36], Italian lemon scent[37], lemon pulp[38]
- Taxon common name: lemon[39], limone[40], citron[41], limón[42], limão[43], lemin[44], limona[45]
- Different from: Lemon Tree[46]
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Identifiers
Citrus × limon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2708[47]. Citrus × limon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 582200[48]. Citrus × limon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9198046[49]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 825214[50] and 28885[51].
Why It Matters
Citrus × limon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]