Palestinian sweet lime
See also: Citrus taxonomy § Sweet lemon
Palestinian sweet lime | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Genus: | Citrus |
Species: | C. limettioides |
Binomial name | |
Citrus limettioides Tanaka | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Citrus medica L. var. limetta Wight & Arn. |
Citrus limettioides, Palestinian sweet lime or Indian sweet lime or common sweet lime, alternatively considered a cultivar of Citrus × limon, C. × limon 'Indian Lime',[1] is a low acid lime that has been used in Palestine for food, juice and rootstock.
It is not the same as the Limetta which is occasionally also called sweet lime.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 Porcher, Michel H.; et al. (1995), Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (M.M.P.N.D): Sorting Citrus Names, The University of Melbourne
- ↑ Palestine at Citrus Variety Collection Website
- ↑ Robert Willard Hodgson, "Horticultural Varieties of Citrus", The Citrus Industry, 1
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