Palestinian sweet lime | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Genus: | Citrus |
Species: | C. limettioides |
Binomial name | |
Citrus limettioides Tanaka |
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Synonyms | |
Citrus medica L. var. limetta Wight & Arn. |
Citrus medica L. var. limetta Wight & Arn.
Citrus limettioides, Palestinian sweet lime or Indian sweet lime or common sweet lime, alternatively considered a cultivar of Citrus × limon, C. × limon 'Indian Lime', is a low acid lime that has been used in Palestine for food, juice and .
It is not the same as the Limetta which is occasionally also called sweet lime.