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Citrus hystrix, called the kaffir lime, Thai lime [4] or makrut lime, [5] (US: / ˈ m æ k r ə t /, UK: / m ə k ˈ r uː t /) [6] is a citrus fruit native to tropical Southeast Asia. [7] [8] Its fruit and leaves are used in Southeast Asian cuisine, and its essential oil is used in perfumery. [9] Its rind and crushed leaves emit an intense ...
Citrus latipes, commonly called "Khasi papeda", [2] is sometimes mistakenly identified as Kaffir lime . [1] Native to Northeast India, the khasi papeda is a small, thorny tree that closely resembles both kaffir limes and ichang papedas (C. cavaleriei). Though rarely eaten, and extremely rare in cultivation, the fruit is edible.
Kaffir lime, a variety of lime fruit native to Indonesia also known as a makrut lime; Kaffir lily (disambiguation), one of two flowers found in southern Africa: Clivia miniata; Hesperantha coccinea; Kafir, kaffir or kaffircorn, another name for the grain sorghum; Kaffir boom (Erythrina lysistemon), a species of tree in the family Fabaceae
Citrus longispina - winged lime (unresolved as to whether or not it is a hybrid, variety or species) A number of hybrids between this subgenus and the subgenus Citrus also exist: Ichandarins Yuzu (ichang papeda × mandarin) [4] Sudachi (ichang papeda × mandarin) [5] Ichang lemon (ichang papeda × pomelo) Hyuganatsu (yuzu × pomelo, or yuzu sport)
A lime is a citrus fruit, which is typically round, lime green in colour, 3–6 centimetres (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter, and contains acidic juice vesicles. [1] There are several species of citrus trees whose fruits are called limes, including the Key lime (Citrus aurantiifolia), Persian lime, kaffir lime, finger lime, blood lime, and desert lime.
Green or red pepper with kaffir lime. In Malaysia, it is called cili (chili) jeruk (pickle). Sometimes vinegar and sugar are substituted for lime. Used as a condiment with fried rice and noodle-based dishes. Raw Sambal tempoyak on the left and the cooked one on the right Sambal tempoyak This sambal exists in two varieties: raw and cooked.
The fruits are widely popular as aromatic and flavor-enhancing fruits in Indonesia. [2] The juice of half-ripened fruits is sour, and is used to flavor Indonesian condiments such as sambal olek , and added to dishes such as soto .
Initially, many citrus types were identified and named by individual taxonomists, resulting in a large number of identified species: 870 by a 1969 count. [18] Some order was brought to citrus taxonomy by two unified classification schemes, those of Chōzaburō Tanaka and Walter Tennyson Swingle, that can be viewed as extreme alternative visions of the genus.