Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for sharing the earlier links. Thanks Mic for your response. Regards Prashant
On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Prashant ji and Mr. Porcher > This plant has been well discussed on our group after Vijayasankar > uploaded it in 2010: > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Assam$20lemon/indiantreepix/z9wFVm6MmCs/BEfBQtRkswwJ > > Here is my note from that: > > "Vijayasankar ji and Tabish ji > Assam lemon, characterised by its long fruits (distinctinctly longer than > broad) have been named as C. limon at many websites, and as C. medica in > many websites. It should not look strange firstly because taxonomy of > Citrus is very confusing, secondly many authors consider C. limon as var. > or subsp. of C. medica, and as such those not going below species level > would simply call it C. medica. Plus C. longilimon (character is in the > name itself) is comparatively recently established species, not known to > me. NMPMD database is generally well researched, and it is from here as > well photographs of Assam lemon at various websites that C. longilimon > appears to be the most logical name. Plus GRIN also recognises it as > distinct species. > > C. limon is generally differentiated from C. medica by much thinner and > smoother rind. Let us try to find out other differentiating features (in > addition to longer fruit) of C. longilimon to arrive at final conclusion." > > Before that Prashant ji had also uploaded the plant: > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Assam$20lemon/indiantreepix/WxQMuvSa0Sk/FUgDXp9leyoJ > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 6:37 AM, OZmic <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If these are the flowers of C. longilimon, these are the non-Indian names >> for it: >> *Citrus longilimon *Tanaka >> CHINESE : 阿萨姆柠檬 A sa mu ning meng. >> >> ENGLISH : Assam lemon, Long-fruited lemon, Oblong lemon. >> >> FRENCH : Citron des Indes à fruit long. >> JAPANESE : アッサムレモン Assamu remon. >> >> VIETNAMESE : Chanh Assam, Chanh quả dài. >> >> What are the names from India ?? >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 6:47:47 PM UTC+10, Prashant wrote: >>> >>> Dear friends, >>> Came across this Citron Sp. at Mizoram. Locals were calling it as "Assam >>> Lemon". >>> >>> Bot. name: Citrus ..? >>> Family: Rutaceae >>> Date/Time: 09-11-2008 / 01:22PM >>> Location: Ailang, Mizoram >>> Habitat: Had seen this in Wild as well as Planted near a house. >>> Plant Habit: Tree almost 3.5 m high >>> >>> Earlier, in one of the discussion this was identified as Citrus >>> longilimon Tanaka. >>> Thanks >>> regards >>> Prashant >>> >>> >> On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 6:47:47 PM UTC+10, Prashant wrote: >>> >>> Dear friends, >>> Came across this Citron Sp. at Mizoram. Locals were calling it as "Assam >>> Lemon". >>> >>> Bot. name: Citrus ..? >>> Family: Rutaceae >>> Date/Time: 09-11-2008 / 01:22PM >>> Location: Ailang, Mizoram >>> Habitat: Had seen this in Wild as well as Planted near a house. >>> Plant Habit: Tree almost 3.5 m high >>> >>> Earlier, in one of the discussion this was identified as Citrus >>> longilimon Tanaka. >>> Thanks >>> regards >>> Prashant >>> >>> >> On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 6:47:47 PM UTC+10, Prashant wrote: >>> >>> Dear friends, >>> Came across this Citron Sp. at Mizoram. Locals were calling it as "Assam >>> Lemon". >>> >>> Bot. name: Citrus ..? >>> Family: Rutaceae >>> Date/Time: 09-11-2008 / 01:22PM >>> Location: Ailang, Mizoram >>> Habitat: Had seen this in Wild as well as Planted near a house. >>> Plant Habit: Tree almost 3.5 m high >>> >>> Earlier, in one of the discussion this was identified as Citrus >>> longilimon Tanaka. >>> Thanks >>> regards >>> Prashant >>> >>> > > >
