Citrus aurantiifolia Swingle

 
  • Family : RUTACEAE
    (CITRUS FAMILY OR RUE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rutaceae
  • Species : Citrus aurantiifolia
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
  • Common name : Key Lime, Lime tree, Sour Lime
  • Vernacular name : Nimbe, Limbe (Kan.); Elumitcahi (Tam.); Nimma (Tel.)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : South-east Asia
  • Comments : Cultivated for its edible fruits, often runs wild.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Citrus aurantiifolia. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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