| Type | Exotic |
|---|---|
| Family | Rutaceae |
| Common Name | Lemon, Cherunarakam |
| Origin | S. E. Asia |
| Botanical Features | Small armed trees. Leaves 4-6 x 2-3 cm, ovate-lanceolate, apex obtuse, coriaceous, dentate; petiole 1 cm. Flowers axillary, in clusters, cymes or solitary, white; calyx cupular, 3-5-fid; petals 4-8, 7 x 2.5 mm; stamens 20 or more, filaments unequal, variously fused; ovary many celled, 4-8 ovules in each cell, style 1 mm, stigma capitate. Berry globose, fleshy, rind leathery and the juice is acrid. |