Rutaceae week: Citrus sp. from Hooghly

[surajit koley]

Sir / Madam,

I recorded these pictures in three villages in Hooghly. I do not know the correct ID of this lime. I was trying to get hold on C. aurantifolia and C. medica by going through previously uploaded group messages. But it is still not clear to me. Though the attached pictures were taken from four individual shrubs, from time to time since 2009,  i hope the plant species is same in each photograph.

Species : Citrus aurantifolia ???

Habit & Habitat : shrub, garden, backyard

Date : please see the text

Place : please see the text

PHOTO SET 1 : pictures taken on 09-May-2012, 10.30 A.M. at  Garalgacha (Hooghly) :-

PHOTO SET 2 : pictures taken on 10-May-2012, 02.10 P.M. at  Krishnapur (Hooghly) :- 

PHOTO SET 3 : pictures taken on 06-May-2012, 09.50 A.M. at  Nalikul (Hooghly) :- 

This plant is a safe resting shade for birds (my own backyard in 2009 & 2010) :-

jungle babbler (Turdoides striata)

white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)

common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)

white-breasted waterhen  (Amaurornis phoenicurus)

This species is also LF plant of various butterflies (my own backyard in 2009 & 2010) :-

lime blue butterfly (Chilades lajus)

common mormon butterfly (Papilio polytes)

This is my last post in the ongoing Rutaceae week. I feel sad that i do not know any more member of this family.

Thank you & Regards,

Surajit Koley

[Nidhan Singh]

Surajit Ji,

I cannot comment on the exact id of the posted plant, but that doesn't stop me liking your beautiful post, shows the time taken, patience and a keen observation. Thanks for all yours efforts to share this information....

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Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

[surajit koley]

Good morning Sir... thank you very much for appreciating. These days the birds are going wary. I think rapid destruction of their habitat is greatly reducing their numbers. Their food and nesting habit are also changing. It was easier to photograph a bird in 2009, even with a 5x zoom!

Regards,

surajit

[ushadi Micromini]

nice
usha di
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[surajit koley]

Thank you Usha Di for appreciating.

Regards,

surajit

[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

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[surajit koley]

Garg Sir,

Thank you once again for taking care of this post too. In Bengali, some of us call these lime KAGCHI LEBU while the others call it only LEBU. But i think KAGCHI-LEBU would be more appropriate.

Regards,

Surajit Koley

[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Thank you once again for taking care of this post too. In Bengali, some of us call these lime KAGCHI LEBU while the others call it only LEBU. But i think KAGCHI-LEBU would be more appropriate.
Regards,
Surajit Koley”              

[surajit koley]

Thank you, Garg Sir, once again.

I think this is Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle.

My guess is based on the following websites/document -

• "spiny bush...... Leaves 30-60 x 10-38 mm, elliptic-oblong, crenate; petiole narrowly winged" - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242313242
• key to different Citrus sp. available at - http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF11/Citrus.pdf sourced from - http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=101&taxon_id=107164
• similar uploads in the group - https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/citrus$20aurantifolia/indiantreepix/U2yrAtJBv1o/Fj0UgvMtbBQJ
• again at - https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/citrus$20aurantifolia/indiantreepix/e_dLFCw0LbY/1mkt9gc9ynAJ
• yet another - https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/citrus$20aurantifolia/indiantreepix/6h4s19Qpb5s/RZedkAlXzi4J

Regards,

Surajit Koley

[surajit koley]

Dear All,

Some more related links -

• http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Citr_aur.html
  
• http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/10439/Pictures%20Library/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=78
  
• one interesting pic of comparing leaves of Citrus, though on different context - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/citrus_greening/downloads/images/leaves.jpg sourced from - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/citrus_greening/gallery.shtml

Thank you & Regards,

Surajit Koley

[J.M. Garg]

Pl. also consider Citrus longilimon, as per images and details herein.

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J.M.Garg

[surajit koley]

I am not sure, Sir, how about Citrus × limon (L.) Osbeck of KEW or FoC, and synonymous with Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck of BSI?

Thank you

Regards

surajit

[J.M. Garg]

Yes, the taxonomy of Citrus is quite complex with different databases saying different things.

Citrus longilimon is an unplaced name as per POWO (and not accepted by Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021)) and not found in CoL and TPL.

So we may very well keep it at Citrus limon, for the time being.

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[surajit koley]

Thank you Sir.

Regards

surajit