Citrus medica var. dulcis

Citrus medica var. dulcis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Citrus
Species:	C. medica
Subspecies:	**C. m. var. dulcis**
Trinomial name
**Citrus medica var. dulcis** Risso & Poit.
Synonyms^[1]
Citrus limonum Risso var. dulcis Moris

See also: Citrus taxonomy § Sweet lemon

The name sweet lemon^[1] refers to a Citrus tree (Citrus medica var. dulcis) and its fruit. Dulcis is Latin for sweet, and it comes to identify a lemon or lime that is lacking acidity in its pulp and juice.

It is possibly the same as the cultivar known as Mediterranean sweet limetta.^[1] In Iran, the fruit is widely used and is called a “sweet lemon” (Persian: لیموشیرین‎‎). This fruit is often found being used in herbal medicine.

References

1 2 3 Sorting Citrus names part 2, entry for Citrus medica var. dulcis

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Eating Sweet Lemons

Citrus

True species	Byeonggyul Citron Indian wild orange Kumquat Mandarin Mangshanyegan Papeda Pomelo Clymenia Australian and Papuan wild limes

Major hybrids	Grapefruit Lemon Lime Orange

True and hybrid cultivars	Alemow Amanatsu Bergamot orange Bizzaria Bitter orange Blood lime Blood orange Buddha's hand Cam sành Cara cara navel Cherry orange Citrange Citrumelo Clementine Daidai Dekopon Fairchild tangerine Florentine citron Hassaku orange Hebesu Hyuganatsu Imperial lemon Iyokan Jabara Jaffa orange Kabbad Kabosu Kaffir lime Kakadu lime Kalpi Key lime Khasi papeda Kinnow Kishumikan Kiyomi Komikan Laraha Lumia Mandelo Mandora Melanesian papeda Melogold Meyer lemon Murcott Myrtle-leaved orange tree Ōgonkan Orangelo/Chironja Oroblanco Palestinian sweet lime Persian lime Perrine lemon Pixie mandarin Ponderosa lemon Ponkan Rangpur Reikou Rhobs el Arsa Rough lemon Sanboken Satsuma mandarin Setoka Shangjuan Shonan Gold Sudachi Sweet lemon Sweet limetta Tangelo Tangerine Tangor Ugli fruit Valencia orange Variegated pink lemon Winged lime Xã Đoài orange Yuukou mandarin Yuzu

Non-hybrid citrons	Balady citron Corsican citron Diamante citron Fingered citron Greek citron Moroccan citron Yemenite citron

Non-hybrid mandarin oranges	Nanfengmiju Cleopatra mandarin Shīkwāsā

Non-hybrid papedas	Ichang papeda Citrus halimii or Mountain "citron"

Non-hybrid pomelos	Banpeiyu Dangyuja

Australian and Papuan citrus (Microcitrus, Eromocitrus, and Clymenia subgenera)	Australian outback lime Australian round lime Brown River finger lime Desert lime Mount white lime (Microcitrus) New Guinea wild lime Russell River lime Clymenia

Kumquat/Fortunella hybrids (×Citrofortunella)	Calamondin Citrangequat Limequat Orangequat Procimequat Sunquat Yuzuquat

Related genera	Citrus glauca Poncirus/Trifoliate orange Triphasia Brassii Grandifolia Trifolia

Drinks	Chūhai Curaçao Grapefruit juice Lemonade Limeade Orange juice Yuja hwachae Yujacha

Products	Calcium citrate Citric acid Lemonene Limonene Neroli Orange flower water Orange oil Succade Zest

Diseases	Black spot CTV/Tristeza Exocortis Greening Mal secco Phytophthora citricola

Related topics	The Citrus Industry Citrus production Citrus rootstock Citrus taxonomy Cold-hardy citrus Hesperidium Japanese citrus List of citrus fruits Mother Orange Tree Orangery University of California Citrus Experiment Station University of California, Riverside Citrus Variety Collection

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