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Citrus × limon

(L.) Burm. fil.
Tracheophyta » Sapindales » Rutaceae » Citrus × limon
Common name (English)
Lemon
Common name (Greek)
Λεμονιά
Ηabitat
I1 Arable
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X25 Domestic gardens (rural)

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Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

Online resource
http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Citrus-limon
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Agriculture – Ag
Pathway detail

As the species is restricted to gardens and agricultural land introduction pathways are indicated in case of possible/potential escape from confinement.

Other notes

“The taxonomy of the genus Citrus is very complex and often controversial” (Meikle 1977).

References

Meikle RD (1977) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 1.

Lučan R, Bartonička T, Čížek M, Jedlička P, Řeřucha Š, Šálek M,  Nicolaou H, Horáček I (2010) Spatial activity and diet of Rousettus aegyptiacus in Cyprus: Does conservation of the only European fruit bat depend on supporting alien plants? In: 15th International Bat Research Conference.

Lučan RK, Bartonička T, Jedlička P, Řeřucha Š, Šálek M, Čížek M, Nicolaou H, Horáček I (2016) Spatial activity and feeding ecology of the endangered northern population of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus). Journal of Mammalogy 97(3): 815-822. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26373102

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