Kaffir lime
| Kaffir lime | |
|---|---|
| Fruit on tree | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. hystrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Citrus hystrix | |
| Map of inferred original wild ranges of the main Citrus cultivars, with C. hystrix in pale green[2] | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Citrus hystrix, called the kaffir lime, Thai lime[4] or makrut lime,[5] (US: /ˈmækrət/, UK: /məkˈruːt/)[6] is a citrus fruit native to tropical Southeast Asia.[7][8]
Its fruit and leaves are used in Southeast Asian cuisine, and its essential oil is used in perfumery.[9] Its rind and crushed leaves emit an intense citrus fragrance.
- ^ "TPL, treatment of Citrus hystrix DC". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ Fuller, Dorian Q.; Castillo, Cristina; Kingwell-Banham, Eleanor; Qin, Ling; Weisskopf, Alison (2017). "Charred pomelo peel, historical linguistics and other tree crops: approaches to framing the historical context of early Citrus cultivation in East, South and Southeast Asia". In Zech-Matterne, Véronique; Fiorentino, Girolamo (eds.). AGRUMED: Archaeology and history of citrus fruit in the Mediterranean (PDF). Publications du Centre Jean Bérard. pp. 29–48. doi:10.4000/books.pcjb.2107. ISBN 9782918887775.
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 3 October 2015
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ D.J. Mabberley (1997), "A classification for edible Citrus (Rutaceae)", Telopea, 7 (2): 167–172, doi:10.7751/telopea19971007
- ^ "Citrus hystrix". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ "Citrus hystrix". Flora & Fauna Web. National Parks Singapore, Singapore Government. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Citrus hystrix". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ Ng, D.S.H.; Rose, L.C.; Suhaimi, H.; Mohamad, H.; Rozaini, M.Z.H.; Taib, M. (2011). "Preliminary evaluation on the antibacterial activities of Citrus hystrix oil emulsions stabilized by TWEEN 80 and SPAN 80" (PDF). International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 3 (Suppl. 2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2014-12-10.