Lemon. F) is a small arboreal plant of Citrus in Rutaceae, with spinless or nearly spinless branches, dark purplish red tender leaves and flower buds, axillary or clustered single flowers, cup-shaped calyx, nearly tubular or barrel-shaped ovary, slightly narrow top and head-shaped stigma. The skin is thick, usually rough, and the fruit is oval or ovoid. The juice is very sour. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is 9-165438+1October.