Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Family: Rutaceae (Rue)

Life form: Evergreen tree

Usage: The fruit is edible

Comments: The Cape Rough Skinned Lemon is the oldest variety of lemon in South Africa, brought to South Africa from the island of St. Helena during the 17th century, and first planted in the Cape Town gardens of Jan van Riebeeck, a Dutch Colonial administrator.