Citrus medica

Botanical Description

Citrus medica is a straggly, evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 4 metres tall. It is considered to be a delicate plant and the most tender of the cultivated Citrus species[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The plant yields an edible fruit, though it is very acidic and is more commonly used as a flavouring. It also plays a role in the Jewish Feast of the Tabernacles[ 377 Title Trade Winds Fruit Publication Author Website http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals. ]. The plant is occasionally cultivated in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. In the tropics, where a few fruits ripen throughout the year, the crop is more suited to home gardens than production in orchards[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. There are some named varieties[ 301 Title Cornucopia II Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications, California. Year 1998 ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 Description The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc. ]. The plant is also sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 1713 Title Ethnobotanical Studies of Useful Trees of District Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Publication Biologia (Pakistan) 2014, 60 (1), 63-71 Author Muhammad Ajaib & Zaheer-Ud-Din Khan Publisher Year 2014 ISBN 2313-206X Description ].