Tree Details

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Botanical Name	Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck
Family Name	Rutaceae
Common Name	Citrus,lemon
Tamil Name	எலுமிச்சை
Life Form	small evergreen trees
Distribution	Throughout the world
Botanical Distribution	Herb: Small tree Leaves: alternate,aimple,winged,unifoliar,reticulate venation. Flower:White,bracteate,hermaphordite,hyphogynous. Calyx:seplas 5,gamosepalous,valvate. Corolla:petals 5,amopetalous,imbricate Androecium:polyadelphous,dithecous,dorsifixed Gynoecium:multicarpellary,syncarpous,many ovules,axile placentation. Fruit: Berry Seeds: Small,yellow,found inside lemon fruit.
Flowering and Fruiting	March to July
Key Compounds	hesperidin, diosmin, eriocitrin, and d-limonene.
Medicinal Use	Itching,swelling,blood pressure
At the Campus	Main office backside