Introduction and Description

Description:

These plants are native to the southern and southeastern mainland of Asia and the bordering Malayan islands. They are small, spiny shrubs or trees with alternate, usually evergreen, leaves, which are shiny and leathery and dotted with oil glands. The stems are mostly winged and jointed with the leaves and there is usually a spine on the twigs at the attachment of each stem. Their flowers smell sweet and they have five petals that are white and some kinds have purple staining the outer surfaces. The fruits are spherical or egg-shaped and have 8-14 juicy sections containing large, white or greenish seed leaves (cotyledons).

These trees are cultivated in orchards or groves and in gardens where the climate and soil are suitable and as greenhouse plants. Florida and California produce an abundant supply of Citrus fruits. Citrus trees require a minimum winter temperature of 45-50 degrees. Citrus fruits are prized for their health values.
Oils, pectin, flavorings, perfumes and other by-products are secured from their flowers and fruits. Citrus is used as a group name for the fruits of theses plants as well as for certain fruits now classified in groups other than Citrus.

Only eight are important horticultural plants
Lime(C. aurantifolia) -This evergreen tree is small, spiny and irregularly branched. Its small, elliptic to oblong leaves are pale green. The white flowers are small and produced in axillary clusters. The fruit is small, roundish and thin-skinned. The pulp is greenish and in sections of about ten. The juice is acid with a distinctive flavor. The Lime is a native of the East Indies and has spread all over the world in tropical and near tropical regions. It was brought to America by the Spaniards and became widely scattered throughout the West Indies. It was taken to Florida and in the southern parts has become naturalized. From Mexico, it was carried into California. While most Limes are acid, there also are sweet kinds grown and used in some of the areas where the acid ones are grown. Limes are gathered when fully grown, but still green, and shipped very soon after. The fruit is used in much the same way as Lemon.

Azahar - Citrus Tree Flower Link

Aztec Use of Azahar
Azahar Properties:

Digestive(Stimulates the Appetite),  Nervous Tension,  Distress,  Calms Wrath or Anger and Helps Relieve Insomnia.