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Citrus limetta, alternatively considered to be a cultivar of Citrus limon, C. limon 'Limetta', [1] is a species of citrus, commonly known as mousami, musami, mosambi, sweet lime, sweet lemon, and sweet limetta, it is a member of the sweet lemons. It is small and round like a common lime in shape. [2]
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It is a small tree that grows into a contained bushy form. The leaves are characteristically citrus-like. The limequat produces an abundance of fruit even at a young age. The fruit is small, oval, greenish-yellow and contains seeds or pips. It has a sweet-tasting skin and a bitter-sweet pulp with a flavor similar to limes. The fruit can be ...
It is a spiny evergreen shrub (rarely a small tree), growing to 3 m tall. The leaves are trifoliate, glossy dark green, each leaflet 2–4 cm long and 1.5–2 cm broad. The flowers are white, with three petals 10–13 mm long and 4 mm broad. The fruit is a red, edible hesperidium 10–15 mm diameter, similar to a small Citrus fruit. The fruit ...
The lemon tree produces a pointed oval yellow fruit. Botanically this is a hesperidium , a modified berry with a tough, leathery rind. The rind is divided into an outer colored layer or zest , which is aromatic with essential oils , and an inner layer of white spongy pith.
It is a member of the sweet limes. Like the Meyer lemon, it is the result of a cross between the citron (Citrus medica) and a mandarin/pomelo hybrid distinct from sweet and sour oranges. [2] It is distinct from the limetta which is sometimes also called sweet lime, [3] [4] but derives from a citron/sour orange cross. The juice and zest of the ...
The fruits are green, ripening to yellow, and 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) in diameter similar in size to a lime and resembling a small orange, but with a finely downy surface and having a fuzzy texture similar to a peach. The fruits also have distinctive smell from other citrus varieties and often contain a high concentration of seeds.
It is also called French lime and sometimes sweet lemon, even though it is not necessarily sweet. The Lumia by Johann Christoph Volkamer is described as a sweet lemon. In German, the lumia is called Birnenlimone, Patriarch-Citrone, Süsse Limone [1] or Birnenlumie; in French it is called Poire du commandeur. In Chinese it is called Lu mi ...