| Picture | Title | Caption | Copyright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Habit | Citrus medica (citron); tree with flowers and developing fruits. | ©Charles Schotman | |
| Flowers | Citrus medica (citron); flowers, open and opening. Flowers are ca.3-4cm in diameter. | ©Charles Schotman | |
| Flowers and fruits | Citrus medica (citron); flowers and young fruits. Developing fruits are ca 6-8cm long. The finger-shaped form of the fruit is typical of the variety "sarcodactylis". | ©Charles Schotman | |
| Fruits | Citrus medica (citron); young fruits. Mature fruits are ca.15 cm in length and a yellowish-orange colour. The finger-shaped form is typical of the variety "sarcodactylis". | ©Charles Schotman |
Datasheet
Citrus medica (citron)
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Top of pageIdentity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Citrus medica L.
Preferred Common Name
- citron
Other Scientific Names
- Aurantium medica
- Citrus aurantium var. medica
- Citrus tuberosa Mill.
International Common Names
- English: citron tree
- Spanish: cidrero
- French: cédratier
- Portuguese: cidreira
Local Common Names
- Germany: Zitronatzitronenbaum
- Italy: cedrato
- Netherlands: cederappel; cederatboom; cedraatboom; sukadeboom; sukadecitroen
EPPO code
- CIDME (Citrus medica)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Angiospermae
- Class: Dicotyledonae
- Order: Rutales
- Family: Rutaceae
- Genus: Citrus
- Species: Citrus medica
List of Pests
Top of pageMajor host of:
Alternaria citri (stalk end rot); Aspergillus niger (black mould of onion); Citripestis sagittiferella (citrus fruit borer); Cuscuta reflexa (dodder); Diaporthe citri (melanose of Citrus); Phoma tracheiphila (mal secco); Pseudocercospora angolensis (leaf spot of Citrus spp.); Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet mealybug); Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (bacterial canker or blast (stone and pome fruits)); Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (cottony soft rot); Xanthomonas citri (citrus canker)Minor host of:
Anastrepha ludens (Mexican fruit fly); Bactrocera minax (Chinese citrus fly); Bactrocera tryoni (Queensland fruit fly); Brevipalpus phoenicis (false spider mite); Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (citrus greening); Citrus impietratura disease (samrah); Erthesina fullo (yellow-spotted stink bug); Ganoderma lucidum (basal stem rot: Hevea spp.); Phytoplasma aurantifolia (lime witches' broom phytoplasma); Rhizopus arrhizus (barn rot of tobacco)Host of (source - data mining):
Aleurocanthus spiniferus (orange spiny whitefly); Aleurocanthus woglumi (citrus blackfly); Anomala rufocuprea (soybean beetle); Anoplophora chinensis (black and white citrus longhorn); Aonidiella aurantii (red scale); Cenopalpus pulcher (scarlet, mite, flat (England)); Citrus dwarfing viroid; Citrus exocortis viroid (citrus exocortis); Citrus tristeza virus (citrus tristeza); Citrus yellow vein clearing virus; Colletotrichum boninense; Endoclita excrescens (swift moth, Japanese); Guignardia citricarpa (citrus black spot); Homona magnanima (oriental tea tortrix); Hop stunt viroid (hop stunt viroid); Nezara antennata (green stink bug); Nipaecoccus viridis (spherical mealybug); Panonychus citri (citrus red mite); Papilio xuthus (swallowtail, citrus); Phomopsis theicola; Phyllocnistis citrella (citrus leaf miner); Planococcus lilacinus (cacao mealybug); Sphrageidus similis (gold-tail moth); Toxoptera citricida (black citrus aphid)Uses List
Top of pageDrugs, stimulants, social uses
- Religious
General
- Ornamental
Human food and beverage
- Fruits
- Spices and culinary herbs
Medicinal, pharmaceutical
- Traditional/folklore