Citrus medica L.

  • Filed As

    Rutaceae
    Citrus medica L.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Shanley 13 with Juan Ruiz-Macedo, 29 Jun 1989

  • Location

    Peru. Loreto. Quistococha, 8 km S of Iquitos.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest.

  • Description

    Roadside tree 5m, spines 7 cm long on smooth trunk, striated twigs, leaves smell sweet and lemony, fruit edible. Flowers cream white sweet odor. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    NCI sample: Q65R0735-I (stem)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00191224

    Occurrence ID: 5260c94b-5644-426d-9919-7184a962c405

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Rutaceae

  • All Determinations

    Citrus medica L. det J. A. Kallunki, 1990

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Loreto

  • Locality

    Quistococha, 8 km S of Iquitos

  • Coordinates

    -4.92, -73.75

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