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Citrus medica L. Rutaceae

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Ethnobotany of the Himalayas

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Citrus medica L.: Aurantium medicum (L.) M. Gómez; Citreum vulgare Torn. ex Mill.; Citrus x aurantium subvar. amilbed Engl.; Citrus x aurantium subvar. ckakotra Engl.; Citrus x limon (L.) Osbeck; Citrus x limon var. digitata Risso; Citrus x limonia (L.) Osbeck; Citrus x limonum Risso; Citrus alata (Tanaka) Tanaka; Citrus cedra Link; Citrus cedrata Raf.; Citrus fragrans Salisb.; Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck; Citrus medica fo. monstrosa Guillaumin; Citrus medica subsp. bajoum H. Perrier; Citrus medica var. alata Tanaka; Citrus medica var. digitata Risso; Citrus medica var. ethrog Engl.; Citrus medica var. limon L.; Citrus medica var. proper Hook. f.; Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis (Hoola van Nooten) Swingle; Citrus odorata Roussel; Citrus sacrodactulis Hoola van Nooten; Citrus tuberosa Mill; Sarcodactilis helicteroides Gaertn.

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  1. Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal

    Rajendra Gyawali

  2. Cultural Geography, Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Ripu M. Kunwar

  3. Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal (ESON), Kathmandu, Nepal

    Ripu M. Kunwar

  4. Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany and Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Rainer W. Bussmann & Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

  5. Saving Knowledge, La Paz, Bolivia

    Rainer W. Bussmann & Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

  6. Herbario Nacionál de Bolivia, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia

    Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

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Gyawali, R., Kunwar, R.M., Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y. (2021). Citrus medica L. Rutaceae. In: Kunwar, R.M., Sher, H., Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Himalayas. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57408-6_59

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