Table 1.
C. limon cultivars.
Cultivar Name | Origin | Cultivation | Characteristic |
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C. limon ‘Bearss’ (C. limon ‘Sicilian’, Bearss lemon) | Florida | Florida, Brazil | It grows quickly and is very productive. It has aromatic flowers, juicy fruit and a high sensitivity to low temperatures. |
C. limon ‘Berna’—(C. limon ‘Verna’, Verma lemon) | Spain | Spain | The specimens are large, without spines. It bloom two to three times a year. Fruits from individual harvests differ in properties and are called ‘Cosecha’ (main collections), ‘Secundus’ and ‘Rodrejos’. |
C. limon ‘Eureka’ (Eureka lemon) | California, Sicily | Mediterranean Basin, California, Australia, Argentina, South Africa, Israel | Oblong fruit with a smooth skin and a small amount of stones. Flowers of a pink shade. |
C. limon ‘Femminello’ | Italy | Italy | A very productive variety. It blooms and bears fruit throughout the year. |
C. limon ‘Genova’ (C. limon ‘Genoa’) | Italy | California, Florida, Chile | Spike-free trees, resistant to cold with dense foliage. Yellow fruits with a marked tip have a smooth and thin pericarp. |
C. limon ‘Interdonato’ | Italy | Italy | It has large, oblong, cylindrical pointed fruit. Pericarp strongly adheres to the fruit; it is thin, smooth, and yellow. With few seeds. |
C. limon ‘Lisbon’ | Portugal | California, Arizona, Australia, Uruguay, Argentina | It has long spines, thick skin, pink flowers, and pale-yellow flesh. |
C. limon ‘Monachello’ | Italy | Italy | The main advantage of this variety is high resistance to the disease caused by Phoma tracheiphila. |
C. limon ‘Primofiori’ (C. limon ‘Fino’, C. limon ‘Mesero’, C. limon ‘Blanco’ | Spain | Spain | A productive variety with spines. Fruits have a spherical or oval shape, with a small wart at the end. |
C. limon ‘Santa Teresa’ (C. limon ‘Feminello Santa Teresa’, C. limon ‘Italian’) | Italy | Italy, North-West Argentina, Turkey | Pericarp, contains a large amount of essential oil. The fruit contains a large amount of juice. This variety is resistant to storage and transport. |
C. limon var. Variegata (C. limon ‘Eureka’ var. Variegated, Pink-fleshed lemon | California | California | Established as a result of the intrinsic mutation of C. limon ‘Eureka’ in 1931. It has pulp and juice of a pink shade. The fruits are yellow with green stripes and variegated leaves. |
C. limon ‘Villafranca’ | Sicily | Florida, Israel, North-West Argentina | It has pulp and juice of a pink shade. The fruit is yellow with green stripes. |