Palestinian sweet lime
| Palestinian sweet lime | |
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| Species: | C. limettioides
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| Citrus limettioides | |
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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
- ^ a b 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, vol. 1
