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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. The Key lime has thinner rind and is smaller, seedier, more acidic and more aromatic than the Persian lime (Citrus × latifolia). It is valued for its characteristic flavor.
Key lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia=Citrus micrantha × Citrus medica [5]) is also one of the three most widely produced limes globally. [4] Philippine lime (Citrus × microcarpa), a kumquat × mandarin hybrid; Persian lime (Citrus × latifolia) a key lime × lemon hybrid, is the single most widely produced lime globally, with Mexico being the ...
Lemons turn yellow as they ripen. Ripening agents accelerate ripening. An important ripening agent is ethylene, a gaseous hormone produced by many plants. Many synthetic analogues of ethylene are available. They allow many fruits to be picked prior to full ripening, which is useful since ripened fruits do not ship well.
From key lime or cherry pie in the summer, pumpkin and apple pie in the fall, or a cozy chicken pot pie in the depths of winter, there’s a pie for every season. bhofack2/ iStock.
The limequat (Citrus × floridana) is a citrus hybrid that is the result of a cross between the Key lime and the kumquat, hybridized by Walter Tennyson Swingle in 1909. [ 1 ] Description
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The Persian lime is a triploid cross between Key lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia) and lemon (Citrus × limon). [4] [5] Although there are other citrus species that are referred to as "limes", the Persian lime is the most widely cultivated lime species commercially, [6] and accounts for the largest share of the fruits sold as limes. The fruit ...