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Taxon:
Citrus
×
aurantiifolia
(Christm.) Swingle (
Citrus
Lime Group)
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Citrus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:
10683
Place of publication:
J. Washington Acad. Sci. 3:465. 1913 "
aurantifolia
"
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1989212
Comment:
[
Citrus medica
×
C. micrantha
]
the original spelling "
aurantifolia
", being derived from the generic name
Aurantium
, is correctable under
Shenzhen ICN
60.10 (see Ex. 35)
Verified:
11/13/2017
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Limonia aurantiifolia
Christm.
Autonym(s)
Citrus
×
aurantiifolia
(Christm.) Swingle var.
aurantiifolia
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Citrus acida
Roxb.
Citrus
×
excelsa
Wester
Citrus excelsa
Wester var.
davaoensis
Wester
Citrus hystrix
DC. subsp.
acida
(Roxb.) Engl.
Citrus lima
Lunan
Citrus limetta
Risso var.
aromatica
Wester
Citrus macrophylla
Wester
Citrus
×
davaoensis
(Wester) Tanaka
Citrus aurata
Risso
Citrus medica
L. var.
acida
(Roxb.) Hook. f.
Citrus
×
javanica
Blume
Citrus lima
Macfad.
Citrus limonellus
Hassk. var.
limonellus
Citrus limonellus
Hassk. var.
oxycarpus
Hassk.
Citrus limonellus
Hassk.
Citrus grandis
Hassk. var.
oblonga
Hassk.
Citrus grandis
Hassk.
Citrus grandis
Hassk. var.
grandis
Citrus grandis
Hassk. var.
sphaerocarpos
Hassk.
Citrus acida
Roxb. var.
acida
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Reference(s)
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
1976-. Flora of Libya.
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr.
1963-1968. Flora of Java.
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Bayer, R. J. et al.
2009. A molecular phylogeny of the orange subfamily (Rutaceae: Aurantioideae) using nine cpDNA sequences. Amer. J. Bot. 96:668-685.
URL:
http://www.amjbot.org
Note:
=
Citrus
×
aurantiifolia
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India.
1985-1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition). 3:610-611.
Curk, F. et al.
2016. Phylogenetic origin of limes and lemons revealed by cytoplasmic and nuclear markers. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 117:565–583.
URL:
http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/by/year
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Elevitch, C. R., ed.
The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/Citrus-citrus.pdf
Note:
Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
http://www.traditionaltree.org/
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Federici, C. T. et al.
1998. Phylogenetic relationships within the genus
Citrus
(Rutaceae) and related genera as revealed by RFLP and RAPD analysis. Theor. Appl. Genet. 96:812-822.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
Garcia-Lor, A. et al.
2013. A nuclear phylogenetic analysis: SNPs, indels and SSRs deliver new insights into the relationships in the 'true citrus fruit trees' group (Citrinae, Rutaceae) and the origin of cultivated species. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 111:1-19.
URL:
http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/by/year
Gmitter, F. G. et al.
2007.
Citrus
fruits. Genome mapping and molecular breeding in plants (7 vols.) Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. 14:265-279.
Gmitter, F. G. et al.
2009.
Citrus
breeding. Breeding plantation tree crops: temperate species 105-134.
Note:
as "
aurantifolia
and recognized as a "true" species
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Li, X. et al.
2010. The origin of cultivated
Citrus
as inferred from Internal Transcribed Spacer and chloroplast DNA sequence and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism fingerprints. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 135:341-350.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Lubinska-Szczygeł, M. et al.
2018. Rapid assessment of the authenticity of limequat fruit using the electronic nose and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Monats. Chemie 149:1605-1614.
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. A classification for edible
Citrus
(Rutaceae). Telopea 7:170.
URL:
http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/science/Scientific_publications/telopea/
Note:
lists as
Citrus
×
aurantiifolia
(Christm.) Swingle
Macbride, J. F. et al., eds.
1936-. Flora of Peru
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Nicolosi, E. et al.
2000.
Citrus
phylogeny and genetic origin of important species as investigated by molecular markers. Theor. Appl. Genet. 100:1155-1166.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
Note:
as "
aurantifolia
"
Nicolosi, E.
2007. Chapter 3. Origin and taxonomy.
Citrus
genetics, breeding and biotechnology. CABI 19-43.
Penjor, T. et al.
2013. Phylogenetic relationships of
Citrus
and its relatives based on
matK
gene sequences. PLoS One 8(4): e62574.
URL:
http://www.plosone.org/
Note:
this study included one sample of
Citrus aurantiifolia
(as "
aurantifolia
) that clustered in a subgroup with
C. micrantha
,
C. hystrix
and
C. macroptera
within the pummelo clade
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Reichel, S.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. German common names
Reitz, R., ed.
1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds.
1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:126.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Note:
lists as
Citrus
×
aurantiifolia
(Christm.) Swingle
Yaacob, O. & S. Subhadrabandhu.
1995. The production of economic fruits in South-East Asia
Common names
English
colo –
Reference(s)
Egyptian lime –
Reference(s)
Indian lime –
Reference(s)
Key lime –
Reference(s)
lime –
Reference(s)
Mexican lime –
Reference(s)
sour lime –
Reference(s)
West Indian lime –
Reference(s)
French
citron vert –
Reference(s)
citronnier gallet –
Reference(s)
lime acid –
Reference(s)
limettier –
Reference(s)
limettier des Antilles –
Reference(s)
limettier mexicain –
Reference(s)
pomme d'Adam –
Reference(s)
German
Limette –
Reference(s)
Limettenbaum –
Reference(s)
Limone –
Reference(s)
saure Limette –
Reference(s)
India (Hindi)
kagzi nimboo –
Reference(s)
kagzi nimbu –
Reference(s)
Italian
lima –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
lima-ácida –
Reference(s)
limão –
Reference(s)
limeira –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
limão-galego –
Reference(s)
limão-tahiti –
Reference(s)
Spanish
lima –
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lima mejicana –
Reference(s)
limero –
Reference(s)
limón agrio –
Reference(s)
limón ceutí –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
lai meng –
Reference(s)
Transliterated Arabic
limoo –
Reference(s)
Transliterated Arabic (Morocco)
doc –
Reference(s)
unknown
alemow –
Reference(s)
alimau –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
2
Cultivated
widely cult. in tropics & subtropics
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
Cebu
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
naturalized
6
Other
probable origin East India
Cultivated
REGION:
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Israel
Asia-Tropical
MALESIA:
Philippines
[Cebu]
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Yunnan Sheng (naturalized)]
Other
(probable origin East India)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
a hybrid lime of obscure use, as
Citrus aurata
Page, M.
2008. Growing citrus: the essential gardener's guide. Timber Press, Oregon. 134.
Food additives
flavoring
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Human food
beverage base
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds.
1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:126.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Human food
fruit
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds.
1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:126.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Note:
lists as "
aurantifolia
"
Materials
essential oils
in perfumery
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Name
References