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The origin of the lemon is unknown, although the lemon is first considered to be raised in Assam, northern Burma or China. The lemon's genetic study found that it is a hybrid between bitter orange and citrons.
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Lemons entered Europe near southern Italy no later than the second century AD, during the time of Ancient Rome. However, they were not widely cultivated. They were later introduced to Persia and then to Iraq and Egypt around 700 AD.The lemon was first recorded in literature in a 10th-century Arabictreatise on farming, and was also used as an ornamental plant in early Islamic gardens.It was distributed widely throughout the Arab world and the Mediterranean region between 1000 and 1150