Volkamer lemon

Volkamer lemon
Citrus volkameriana fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species:
C. volkameriana
Binomial name
Citrus volkameriana
Pasq. (1847)
Synonyms
  • Citrus volckameriana
  • Citrus volkameriana Ten. & Pasq.
  • Citrus × volkameriana
  • Citrus limonia 'Volkameriana'
  • Citrus reticulata × medica

Volkamer lemon (Citrus volkameriana), often misspelled Volckamer lemon, is known as 沃 尔卡默柠檬 (wo er ka mo ning meng) in Chinese, citron de Volkamer in French, limone Volkameriano in Italian, and chanh Volkamer in Vietnamese.[1] It is a Citrus hybrid cultivated for its edible fruit. The specific epithet (volkameriana) honors German botanist Johann Christoph Volkamer.[2] It is a taxonomical synonym of Citrus limon.[3]

  1. ^ "M.M.P.N.D. - Sorting Citrus names part1". plantnames.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ "volkamer". citrusvariety.ucr.edu. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Citrus ×volkameriana Pasq". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 September 2023.