Siracusa lemon

The Siracusa lemon is the fruit of the cultivar "femminello" and its clones, corresponding to the botanical species Citrus x limon L. Burm. The femminello cultivar from Siracusa is the most common variety of lemon in Italy, and produces three main flowerings: the primofiore, the bianchetto and the verdello . The Disciplinary regulations of the Siracusa Lemon forbids the use of waxes and/or fungicides in post-harvesting, and therefore the fruit is edible in all its parts.