| Family: Rutaceae | Genus: Citrus | Species: Citrus medica Linn.( बड़ा निम्बू ) |
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| Synonym | Aurantium medicum (Linn.) M. Gómez,Citrus alata (Tanaka) Tanaka, Citrus bicolor Poit. & Turpin | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Bara nimbu, Bijaura | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Citron | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bara Nimbu | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Upto 1500 m | Fruit Type | Hesperidium |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit pale yellow, elliptic to subglobose, surface coarse. |
| Habitat | Mainly cultivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native to NE India and possibly Myanmar | Bark Details | Bark grey |
| Distribution in Haryana | Sonepat | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Shrub, up to 76 m high with stiff branches Branches with 4 cm spines. Leaves simple or rarely 1-foliolate; petiole short, not winged; leaf blade elliptic to ovate-elliptic, margin serrate, apex rounded, obtuse, or rarely mucronate. Inflorescences axillary,12-flowered or sometimes flowers solitary. Flowers bisexual or sometimes male by ± complete abortion of pistil. Fruit pale yellow, elliptic to subglobose | Leaf Details | Leaves simple or rarely 1-foliolate; petiole short, not winged; leaf blade elliptic to ovate-elliptic, 6-12 × 3-6 cm or larger, margin serrate, apex rounded, obtuse, or rarely mucronate. |
