Map of inferred original wild ranges of the main Citrus cultivars, with C. hystrix in pale green[2]
Synonyms[3]
C. auraria Michel
C. balincolong (Yu.Tanaka) Yu.Tanaka
C. boholensis (Wester) Yu.Tanaka
C. celebica Koord.
C. combara Raf.
C. echinata St.-Lag. nom. illeg.
C. hyalopulpa Yu.Tanaka
C. kerrii (Swingle) Tanaka
C. kerrii (Swingle) Yu.Tanaka
C. latipes Hook.f. & Thomson ex Hook.f.
C. macroptera Montrouz.
C. micrantha Wester
C. papeda Miq.
C. papuana F.M.Bailey
C. southwickii Wester
C. torosa Blanco
C. tuberoides J.W.Benn.
C. ventricosa Michel
C. vitiensis Yu.Tanaka
C. westeri Yu.Tanaka
Fortunella sagittifolia K.M.Feng & P.Y.Mao
Papeda rumphii Hassk.
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
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^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.[dead link]
^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.
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