Citrus limettioides
Rutaceae FAMILY

Citrus limettioides

Citrus limettioides

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Citrus limettioides is a small evergreen tree with few thorns, growing 4 - 6 metres tall[ 416 Title Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics Publication Author Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil. Year 2000 ISBN 85-867174-24-0 Description A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits. ]. The tree is sometimes cultivated for its edible fruit, especially in India, the Mediterranean region, Vietnam and tropical America[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeA plant of garden origin, probably a hybrid of C. Aurantifolia x C. Medica.
HabitatNot known in the wild.