Imperial lemon
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| Imperial Lemon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C.limon ×C.paradisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Citrus limon × Citrus paradisi (L.) Burm.f. |
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The Imperial lemon is thought to be a lemon × grapefruit hybrid.[citation needed] Its fruit is slightly larger than a lemon and has a more rounded shape.[citation needed]