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Rough lemon (Citrus × jambhiri Lush.) is the fruit and the tree of a citrus hybrid. Like the rangpur , it is a cross between mandarin orange and citron . Rough lemon is a cold-hardy citrus and can grow into a large tree.
Like the Rangpur lime and rough lemon, it is a hybrid of a mandarin orange (C. reticulata) and a citron (C. medica), with the citron being the pollen parent and the mandarin being the seed parent. The fruit is moderately large (around the size of an orange), seedy, round and slightly elongated, and yellow-orange in color.
Rough lemon, a citron-mandarin cross, cold-hardy and often used as a citrus rootstock [51] Sweet lemons or sweet limes, a mixed group including the lumia (pear lemon), limetta, and Palestinian sweet lime. Among them is the Jaffa lemon, a pomelo-citron hybrid. [51] Volkamer lemon, like the rough lemon, a citron-mandarin cross [51]
The citron (Citrus medica), historically cedrate, [4] is a large fragrant citrus fruit with a thick rind.It is said to resemble a 'huge, rough lemon'. [5] It is one of the original citrus fruits from which all other citrus types developed through natural hybrid speciation or artificial hybridization. [6]
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Rough lemons arose from a cross between citron and mandarin, without the pomelo contribution found in true lemons, while the Meyer lemon comes from a citron crossed with a sweet (as opposed to sour) orange. [16] Limes: A highly diverse group of hybrids go by this name. Rangpur limes, like
Meyer lemons don't ripen any further once picked, so if it's the milder taste you want, then it's best to leave the fruit on the tree as long as possible. Lemon Comparison: left, Meyer lemon from ...
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