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Citrus ×aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Swingle. (1913). In: J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 3: 465.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Sapindales
family
Rutaceae
genus
Citrus
species
Citrus aurantiifolia

Name

Synonyms
Citrus depressa var. voangasay (Bojer) Bory
Citrus hystrix subsp. acida Engl.
Citrus limetta var. aromatica Wester
Citrus madurensis var. voangasay Sagot & É.F.A.Raoul
Citrus medica f. aurantiifolium (Christm.) M.Hiroe
Citrus medica var. acida (Roxb.) Brandis
Citrus medica var. acida (Roxb.) Hook.fil.
Citrus medica var. riversii Hook.f.
Citrus ×acida Roxb.
Citrus ×aurantiifolia subsp. murgetana García Liden, D.Rivera, S.Ríos & Obón
Citrus ×aurantium subsp. aurantiifolia (Christm.) Guillaumin
Citrus ×aurantium var. lima (Lunan) Guillaumin
Citrus ×davaoensis (Wester) Yu.Tanaka
Citrus ×depressa var. voangasay (Sagot & É.F.A.Raoul) H.Perrier
Citrus ×excelsa Wester
Citrus ×excelsa var. davaoensis Wester
Citrus ×javanica Blume
Citrus ×lima Lunan
Citrus ×lima Macfad.
Citrus ×limon var. abyssinica Riccob.
Homonyms
Citrus ×aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Common names
Egyptian lime in English
Indian lime in English
Key Lime in language.
Key lime in English
Key lime in English
Limette in German
Limettenbaum in language.
Limettenbaum in German
Limon agrio in language.
Limone in German
Mexican lime in English
Mexikanische Limette in language.
West Indian lime in English
citron vert in French
citronnier gallet in French
doc in language.
kagzi nimboo in language.
kagzi nimbu in language.
key lime in English
lai meng in language.
lima in Italian
lima in Spanish
lima in Portuguese
lima mejicana in Spanish
lima-comum in Portuguese
lima-da-pérsia in Portuguese
lima-de-bico in Portuguese
lima-de-umbigo in Portuguese
lima-indiana in Portuguese
lima-ácida in Portuguese
lima-ácida in Portuguese
lime in English
lime in language.
lime in English
lime acid in French
limeira in Portuguese
limero in Spanish
limettier in French
limettier des Antilles in French
limettier mexicain in French
limoo in language.
limão in Portuguese
limão-doce in Portuguese
limão-galego in Portuguese
limão-galego in language.
limão-tahiti in language.
limón agrio in Spanish
limón ceutí in Spanish
saure Limette in German
sour lime in English

Bibliographic References

  1. J. Wash. Acad. Sci.,3/465,1913
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