Article Nº 2070 Plant Vol. II · p. 520
Lemon tree (Citrus medica subsp. Limonium)
Original title: Limoeiro (Citrus medica subesp. Limonium)
The lemon tree, a Himalayan member of the rue family widely grown in Madeira, whose juice is used for lemonade and for throat inflammations.
A member of the rue family (Rutaceae) from the Himalayas, widely cultivated in Madeira. The juice of its fruit is used to make lemonade and is helpful in certain inflammations of the throat. The lemon tree that produces the lemons known as limões de galinha is the acid variety of the subspecies Limonium.
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