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young branches; leaves, 10 to 20 cm long and 5 to 9 cm wide, opposite, narrowly-elliptic
or ovate-elliptic, acute at both ends, attenuate to petiole, membranaceous or thin-
coriaceous, lateral nerves usually 7 or 8 pairs; petioles, 1 to 4 cm long; stipules,
interpetiolar, deltoid, entire, persistent; inflorescences, terminal, many-flowered corym-
bose cymes; calyx, about 2 cm long, 5-lobed; corolla, 6 mm long, funnelform, creamy-
white turning yellowish, villous within, fragrant; stamens 5; style exserted 3.5 mm long,
anthers white, the style greenish to white; fruit, 5 to 6 mm in diameter, a globose berry,
green turning purplish-black; seeds, about 8, each 2 mm long, 4-sided. Reported present
by Burges in 1935, but not collected since. 2.
RUTACEAE (Rue Family)
Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle
derem, deraim (N); te raim (K); laim, tipolo (T)
syn. Limonia aurantifolia Christm.
"lime"
Pre-World War 11 introduction. Malesia. Occasional. Small, much-branched tree,
2 to 6 m high, with copious short, stiff, sharp spines; leaves, 4 to 10 cm long and 4 to 6
cm wide, alternate, usually ovate-elliptic but variable in different cultivars, margins
somewhat crenulate; petioles, 5 to 18 mm long and 1.5 to 6 mm wide, spathulate,
narrowly-winged, leaflike, articulate with leaf blades; inflorescences, axillary , 1- to 7-
flowered, produced over an extended period, 2 to 2.5 cm in diameter; corolla, small, 4-
to 5-parted, 8 to 12 mm long and 2.5 to 4 mm wide, white to pale pink; stamens 20 to
25; ovary 9- to 12-locular; fruit, 2.5 to 6 cm in diameter, ovoid to subglobose, green to
yellowish when ripe depending on the cultivar; peel, thin, 1 to 3 mm thick, glandular,
adherent; pulp greenish, juicy , very acid but pleasantly fragrant in some cultivars; seeds,
small, oval, flattened angular, pale yellow or whitish. Planted fruit tree. Juice of fruit
used to marinate raw fish and to make drinks. 3(58695), 5, 6(221), 7.
Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f. "lemon "
te remen, te remon (K); moli, lairn (T
syns. C. medica var. lhon L.; C. limonum Risso; C. limonia Osbeck
Pre-World War I1 introduction. E. Asia. Rare. Small tree or shrub, 2 to 9 m high,
with stout, stiff spines; leaves, 5 to 10 cm long and 3 to 6 cm wide, alternate, long-
ovate, acute, serrate; petioles, 0.5 to 1 cm long, very narrowly winged or margined,
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to 5 cm in diameter; corolla, usually 5-parted, petals white within but pinkish or
purplish-tinged outside and when in bud; stamens 20 to 40; ovary 8- to 10-locular; fruits,
5 to 12 cm long, ovoid or ellipsoid, 8- to 10-locular, with a broad apical papilla or
nipple; peel, about 5 mm thick, adherent, prominently gland-dotted, slightly rough, green