Lime

Citrus aurantifolia

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  • Flower name
    Lime
  • Scientific name
    Citrus aurantifolia
  • AliasLime, Key lime
  • Place of originIndia
  • Place of floweringOrchard
  • Flowering seasonMay, June, July, August, September, October

What is Lime

Lime,scientific name : Citrus aurantifolia , is a non-cold-resistant evergreen shrubs of the genus Citrus, Department of Rutaceae native to India. Blue is similar to lemon Peel and pulp.
The scent is strong, are used for juice, alcoholic beverages such as Gin and tonic, the acidity of the food.

Common name: lime ,:scientific name: Citrus aurantifolia, origin: India, life-forms: shrubs, height: 2 m, stem: spine of, leaf: oval-shaped, leaf quality: glossy, phyllotaxis: alternate, 
Flowers: solitary or total births, flowering time: Japan's May - October, and origin of the anniversary, color: white, pericarp color: green, fruit diameter: 4-8 cm, similar to the acidity of the lemon-shaped, use cooking: fruit shape, Gin and tonic alcoholic beverages, juice, notes: lemon


  • Order
    Sapindales
  • Family
    Rutaceae
  • Genus
    Citrus
  • Species
    C.aurantifolia
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    Oval
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeEvergreen shrub
  • Flower colors
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height100.0 ~ 200.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower3.0 ~ 3.0 cm

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