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Taxon:
Citrus limetta
Risso (
Citrus
Sweet Lime Group)
Synonym of
Citrus
×
limon
(L.) Osbeck
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Citrus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:
10730
Place of publication:
Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 20:195, t. 2, fig. 1. 1813
Protologue link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3553626
Verified:
03/06/2020
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
No images
Reference(s)
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
1976-. Flora of Libya.
Carpenter, J. B. & P. C. Reece.
1969. Catalog of genera, species, and subordinate taxa in the orange subfamily Aurantioideae (Rutaceae).
Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Cufodontis, G.
1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
Note:
=
Citrus limonia
var.
limetta
(Risso) Engl.
Encke, F. et al.
1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Note:
=
Citrus
×
limetta
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
Froelicher, Y. et al.
2011. New universal mitochondrial PCR markers reveal new information on maternal citrus phylogeny. Tree Genet. Genomes 7:49-61.
URL:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/112958/
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#
Note:
cites as "also used as rootstock"
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
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
Singh, R. & N. Nath.
1969. Practical approach to the classification of
Citrus
. In: H. D. Chapman (ed.), Proceedings of the First International Citrus Symposium. 1:439.
Tanaka, T.
1954. Species problem in
Citrus
: a critical study of wild and cultivated units of
Citrus
, based upon field studies in their native homes. Revisio Aurantiacearum. 9:115.
Note:
Maruzen Co. Ltd, Tokyo.
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
limetta of the Mediterranean –
Reference(s)
lumia of the Mediterranean –
Reference(s)
sweet lemon –
Reference(s)
sweet lime –
Reference(s)
French
limette d'Italie –
Reference(s)
limette douce de Tunesie –
Reference(s)
limettier doux –
Reference(s)
limonette –
Reference(s)
German
süße Limette –
Reference(s)
süße Zitrone –
Reference(s)
Italian
limetta –
Reference(s)
limone dolce –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
lima-de-bico –
Reference(s)
Spanish
lima –
Reference(s)
limero dulce –
Reference(s)
limeta dulce de Túnez –
Reference(s)
limón dulce –
Reference(s)
limonero dulce –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
2
Cultivated
Africa
Africa
Mediterranean region
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
China
China
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
2
Cultivated
Europe
Europe
Mediterranean region
Cultivated
Africa
REGION:
Africa
(Mediterranean region)
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Iran
CHINA:
China
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
INDO-CHINA:
Thailand
Europe
REGION:
Europe
(Mediterranean region)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
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#
Note:
cites as "also used as rootstock"
Human food
fruit
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Note:
=
Citrus
×
limetta
Human food
fruit
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Materials
essential oils
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#
Note:
cites as "also used as rootstock"
Name
References