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A lime is a citrus fruit, which is typically round, green in color, 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, Makrut lime, finger limes, blood limes, and desert lime.
Key lime. (Christm.) Swingle. The Key lime or acid lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia or C. aurantifolia) is a citrus hybrid (C. hystrix × C. medica) native to tropical Southeast Asia. It has a spherical fruit, 2.5–5 centimetres (1–2 inches) in diameter. The Key lime is usually picked while it is still green, but it becomes yellow when ripe.
Melicoccus bijugatus. Jacq. Baj Melicocca carpopodea Juss. Melicoccus bijugatus is a fruit -bearing tree in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native or naturalized across the New World tropics including South and Central America, and parts of the Caribbean. Its stone-bearing fruits, commonly called quenepa or guinep, are edible.
Mosambi (sweet lime) juice is a popular citrus drink in India. C. limetta is a small tree up to 8 m (26 ft) in height, with irregular branches and relatively smooth, brownish-grey bark. It has numerous thorns, 15–75 mm (0.59–2.95 in) long. The petioles are narrowly but distinctly winged, and are 8–29 mm (0.31–1.14 in) long.
The finger lime has been recently popularised as a gourmet bushfood. Finger lime is thought to have the widest range of colour variation within any Citrus species. Ginger lime Adajamir Citrus assamensis: Citrus assamensis, the adajamir or ginger lime, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to Assam and Bangladesh. It is ...
Citrus hystrix, called the kaffir lime, Thai lime[4] or makrut lime, [5] (US: / ˈmækrət /, UK: / məkˈruːt /) [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 fragrance.
Persian lime. Persian lime (Citrus × latifolia), also known by other common names such as seedless lime, [2] Bearss lime[3] and Tahiti lime, [3] is a citrus fruit species of hybrid origin, known only in cultivation. [2] The Persian lime is a triploid cross between Key lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia) and lemon (Citrus × limon). [4][5]
The botanical classification of the species, hybrids, varieties and cultivars belonging to the genus Citrus is called "citrus taxonomy". Citrus taxonomy refers to the botanical classification of the species, varieties, cultivars, and graft hybrids within the genus Citrus and related genera, found in cultivation and in the wild.