[11/12] 레몬(나무) [lemon; Citrus limon]

[11/12] 레몬(나무) [lemon; Citrus limon]

학명(學名, binomial name): Citrus limon
이명:
계(界, Kingdom): 식물계(Plantae)
문(門, Division): 속씨식물문, 현화식물문(Magnoliophyta), 피자식물문(Angiospermae)
강(綱, Class): 쌍떡잎식물강(Dicotyledoneae), 목련강(Magnoliopsida)
목(目, Order): 쥐손이풀목, 무환자나무목(無患者-目, Sapindales)
과(科, Family): 운향과(Rutaceae)
속(屬, Genus): 귤속(Citrus)
종(種, Species): Citrus limon
개화: 5월~10월; 백색, 붉은색, 자주색

꽃말: (나무) 열의(熱意, fervor), 성실한 사랑(sincere love), 정절(貞節, chastity); 진심으로 사모함(I adore you from my heart); (꽃) 신중함(discretion)

속명의 Citrus는 상자를 뜻하는 그리스어 kitron에서 유래되었다고 합니다.

● 레몬과 유사한 향이나 맛을 지닌 식물들(Lemon alternatives)
•Lime
└·Key lime [West Indian lime, bartender's lime, Omani lime, Mexican lime; Citrus × aurantiifolia (Citrus micrantha x Citrus medica)]
└·Persian lime [seedless lime, Bearss lime, Tahiti lime; Citrus × latifolia (Citrus aurantiifolia x Citrus limon)]
└·Kaffir lime [makrut lime, Mauritius papeda; Citrus hystrix]
•Ocimum
└·Lemon basil [hoary basil, Thai lemon basil, Lao basil; Ocimum × africanum (Ocimum basilicum X Ocimum americanum)]
•Lemongrass [lemon grass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, citronella grass; Cymbopogon]
•Melissa
└·Lemon balm [balm, common balm, balm mint; Melissa officinalis]
•Pelargonium
└·Lemon geranium [lemon-scented geranium; Pelargonium crispum]
└·Lemon balm [Pelargonium x melissinum]
•Thymus
└·Lemon thyme [citrus thyme; Thymus citriodorus]
•Aloysia
└·Lemon verbena [lemon beebrush; Aloysia citrodora]
•Magnolia
└·Magnolia grandiflora [southern magnolia, bull bay]

● 레몬이라는 이름이 붙은 또다른 식물들
•Citrus
└·Flat lemon [hirami lemon, thin-skinned flat lemon; Citrus depressa]
└·Meyer lemon [Citrus × meyeri]
└·Ponderosa lemon [Citrus x pyriformis]
└·Rough lemon [Citrus × jambhiri]
└·Sweet lemons [sweet limes]
└-·Persian sweet lime [sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta; Citrus limetta]
└-·Lumia [pear lemon, French lime, sweet lemon; Citrus × lumia]
└-·Palestinian sweet lime [Palestinian sweet lime, Indian sweet lime, common sweet lime; Citrus limettioides]

Image: Citrus × limon (Lemon) | CC-PD | Date: 11 May 2012 | Author: Dinkum | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citron_dans_un_jardin_de_Cordoue.JPG

Image: Citrus × limon (Lemon), Coín, Spain | CC-PD | Date: 19 December 2011 | Author: Bj.schoenmakers | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citrus_x_limon,_lemon_on_tree,_Co%C3%ADn,_Spain.jpg

Image: Citrus × limon (Lemon flower) | CC-PD | Date: 23 April 2011 | Author: P.gibellini | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fiori_di_limone_fronte_e_retro.jpg

Image: Citrus × limon (Lemon) | CC-PD | Date: 11 May 2012 | Author: Dinkum | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citron_dans_un_jardin_de_Cordoue.JPG

Image: Citrus × limon (Lemon), Coín, Spain | CC-PD | Date: 19 December 2011 | Author: Bj.schoenmakers | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citrus_x_limon,_lemon_on_tree,_Co%C3%ADn,_Spain.jp

Image: Citrus × limon (Lemon flower) | CC-PD | Date: 23 April 2011 | Author: P.gibellini | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fiori_di_limone_fronte_e_retro.jpg