Citrus limon L. Burm.f. 

CRC 3265 
PI 539297

Source

Received as seed from H. Chapot, Rabat, Morocco, 1959.
 

Parentage/origins

Parents unknown. Introduced from Iran.
 

Rootstocks of accession

Yuma Ponderosa Lemon
 

Season of ripeness at Riverside

November to February
 

Notes and observations

H. Chapot: Large-fruited hybrid lemon, slightly rough with large calyx. Very acid, edible as substitute for the lemon. Seeds polyembryonic. 

11/13/1987, EMN: Huge fruit, yellow, rough, ribbed. Foliage lemon-like but has moderately winged petiole & new growth is green, not purple. Thick rind, light amber flesh, seeds very from O to many. Flavor is sour.
 

Availability

Not commercially available in California. 
 

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Bitrouni lemon hybrid