An evergreen citrus limon  or  rough limon   that bears such fruit. The lemon tree grows  to 6m taland has stout spines. the leaves are dark green, leatherly, and evergreen oblong elliptic and oval  and up yo 14 cm long The petiole are narrowly winged, The flowers buds are pulplish, but open has 5 petals up to  5 cm across..

The fruit, juice, and peel are used to make medicine. Lemon is used to treat scurvy, a condition caused by not having enough vitaminlu, ringing in the ears  C. Lemon is also used for  common cold and flu, H1N! (swine) flu (tinnitus), meniere’s disease and kdney stones.

edible fruit