| Volkamer lemon | |
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| Citrus volkameriana fruit | |
Scientific 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) | |
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| Acidic-pulp varieties |
| Non-acidic varieties |
| Pulpless varieties |
| Citronhybrids |
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Volkamer lemon (Citrus volkameriana), often misspelledVolckamer lemon, is aCitrushybrid cultivated for its edible fruit. Thespecific epithet (volkameriana) honors German botanistJohann Christoph Volkamer.[1] It is a taxonomical synonym ofCitrus limon.[2]
It is known as沃 尔卡默柠檬 (wo er ka mo ning meng) inChinese,citron de Volkamer inFrench,limone Volkameriano inItalian, andchanh Volkamer inVietnamese.[3] It is
It likely originated inItaly and is most widely grown in theUnited States andEurope, and to a smaller extent in easternAsia.[2]
Like theRangpur lime andrough lemon, it is ahybrid of amandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) and acitron (Citrus medica), with thecitron 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. The flavor is said to be pleasant, although acidic and slightly bitter, with a pleasant fragrance. It ripens from winter to early spring. The tree is densely branched and high-yielding, often weighed down because of the fruits. The leaves areelliptical in shape and the flowers have five whitepetals.[1] It is hardy toUSDA zone 9.[4] The tree is fast-growing and adaptable to many soil conditions. It is not susceptible totristeza virus,exocortis, orxyloporosis viroids, but is susceptible tocitrus nematode andphytophthora root rot but less so than the rough lemon.[5]
It has been cultivated for three centuries and is used as arootstock for otherCitrus cultivars because of its resistance to many diseases that affect members of the genusCitrus.[6]
