Citrus limon
A species in the Rutaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Citrus limon. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
42 synonyms in this snapshot
- Citrus adamiiName author: Risso
- Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamiaName author: (Risso & Poit.) Engl.
- Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamiaName author: (Risso) Wight & Arn.
- Citrus aurantium var. mellarosaName author: (Risso) Engl.
- Citrus aurataName author: Risso
- Citrus aurata var. gordoniaName author: Risso
- Citrus bergamiaName author: (Risso) Risso & Poit.
- Citrus bergamia subsp. mellarosaName author: (Risso) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano
- Citrus bergamia var. parvaName author: Risso
- Citrus bergamia var. vulgarisName author: Risso
- Citrus bergamotaName author: Raf.
- Citrus dimorphocarpaName author: Lush.
- Citrus gordoniaName author: (Risso) Risso
- Citrus limettaName author: Risso
- Citrus limetta subsp. murcicaName author: S.Ríos, D.Rivera, García Lidón & Obón
- Citrus limettioidesName author: Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus limodulcisName author: D.Rivera, Obón, F.Méndez & S.Ríos
- Citrus limon var. pompiaName author: Camarda
- Citrus limonelloidesName author: Hayata
- Citrus limoniaName author: Osbeck
- Citrus limonia var. digitataName author: Risso
- Citrus limonia var. limettaName author: (Risso) Engl.
- Citrus limonumName author: Risso
- Citrus lumiaName author: Risso
- Citrus medica f. limonName author: (L.) M.Hiroe
- Citrus medica f. limonName author: (L.) Hiroë
- Citrus medica subsp. limoniaName author: (Risso) Hook.f.
- Citrus medica subsp. limonumName author: (Risso) Engl.
- Citrus medica var. limettaName author: (Risso) Engl.
- Citrus medica var. limonName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Citrus medica var. limonumName author: (Risso) Brandis
- Citrus mellarosaName author: Risso
- Citrus mellarosa var. plenaName author: Risso
- Citrus mellarosa var. vulgarisName author: Risso
- Citrus meyeriName author: Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus meyeriiName author: Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus sarbatiName author: Tanaka
- Citrus sarcodactylisName author: Hoola van Nooten
- Citrus volkamerianaName author: Pasq.
- Citrus volkamerianaName author: Not supplied
- Citrus vulgarisName author: Ferrarius ex Mill.
- Limon vulgarisName author: Ferrarius ex Miller
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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