- Family: Rutaceae Juss.
- Genus: Citrus L.
Citrus × aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
- Genus: Citrus L.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Evergreen shrubs or trees
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves 1-foliolate, usually with petiole winged and articulated at the tip, gland-dotted
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers usually bisexual, axillary, sometimes clustered, fragrant
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals white
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens in bundles
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a leathery-skinned berry known as a “hesperidium”, segmented and filled with inflated hair-cells full of juice; fruit ovoid or globose, c. 3.5–6 cm in diam.; peel greenish yellow, thin, difficult to remove; pulp very acid.
- Distribution
- Cultivated
- Vernacular
- Lime (English); liin dhanaan, limo (Somali).
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Introduced into:
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cayman Is., Central American Pac, Chad, Christmas I., Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Galápagos, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, India, Laos, Malaya, New Caledonia, Niger, Niue, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is.
- Citrus amblycarpa (Hassk.) Ochse
- Citrus × excelsa Wester
- Citrus × javanica Blume
- Citrus × limonellus Hassk.
- Citrus × limonellus var. amblycarpa Hassk.
- Citrus × limonellus var. oxycarpa Hassk.
- Citrus × longispina Wester
- Citrus × macrophylla Wester
- Citrus medica f. aurantiifolium (Christm.) M.Hiroe
- Citrus × nipis Michel
- Citrus × notissima Blanco
- Citrus × ovata Hassk.
- Citrus × papaya Hassk.
- Citrus × pseudolimonum Wester
- Citrus × spinosissima G.Mey.
- Citrus × voangasay (Sagot & É.F.A.Raoul) Bojer
- Limonia acidissima Houtt.
- Limonia × aurantiifolia Christm.
Citrus × aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6386], Bangladesh | Citrus × limonellus | K001123761 | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6386], Bangladesh | Citrus × limonellus | K001123762 | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6386] | Citrus × limonellus | K001123763 | ||
Wester, P.J. [1953], Philippines | Citrus × pseudolimonum | K000717973 |
First published in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 3: 465 (1913)
Accepted by
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Not accepted by
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
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