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Citrus hystrix

DC. (1813)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Genus: Citrus

kaffir lime

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Description

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Synonyms (47)

Citrus auraria Michel (1816)
Citrus balincolong (Yu.Tanaka) Yu.Tanaka (1951)
Citrus boholensis (Wester) Yu.Tanaka (1951)
Citrus celebica Koord. (1898)
Citrus celebica var. southwickii (Wester) Swingle (1938)
Citrus combara Raf. (1838)
Citrus combara var. boholensis (Wester) Yu.Tanaka (1939)
Citrus combara var. macroptera (Montrouz.) Yu.Tanaka (1938)
Citrus combara var. micrantha (Wester) Yu.Tanaka (1939)
Citrus echinata St.-Lag. (1880)
Citrus hyalopulpa Yu.Tanaka (1941)
Citrus hystrix var. annamensis (Yu.Tanaka) Guillaumin (1946)
Citrus hystrix var. balincolong Yu.Tanaka (1932)
Citrus hystrix var. boholensis Wester (1915)
Citrus hystrix var. micrantha (Wester) Merr. (1923)
Citrus hystrix var. microcarpa (Wester) Merr. (1923)
Citrus hystrix var. southwickii (Wester) Merr. (1923)
Citrus hystrix var. torosa (Blanco) Wester (1915)
Citrus kerrii (Swingle) Yu.Tanaka (1951)
Citrus latipes Hook.f. & Thomson (1875)
Citrus macroptera Montrouz. (1860)
Citrus macroptera var. annamensis Yu.Tanaka (1930)
Citrus macroptera var. boholensis (Wester) Yu.Tanaka (1932)
Citrus macroptera var. combara (Raf.) Yu.Tanaka (1937)
Citrus macroptera var. kerrii Swingle (1942)
Citrus macroptera var. micrantha (Wester) Yu.Tanaka (1932)
Citrus macroptera var. southwickii (Wester) Yu.Tanaka (1932)
Citrus megaloxycarpa Lush. (1910)
Citrus megaloxycarpa var. pennivesiculata Lush. (1910)
Citrus micrantha Wester (1915)
Citrus micrantha var. balincolong Wester (1917)
Citrus micrantha var. microcarpa Wester (1915)
Citrus papeda Miq. (1859)
Citrus papuana F.M.Bailey (1901)
Citrus pennivesiculata (Lush.) Yu.Tanaka (1937)
Citrus southwickii Wester (1915)
Citrus torosa Blanco (1837)
Citrus tuberoides J.W.Benn. (1842)
Citrus ventricosa Michel (1816)
Citrus vitiensis Yu.Tanaka (1928)
Citrus westeri Yu.Tanaka (1951)
Citrus × aurantium hystrix (DC.) Jacquemont-Bonnefont (1833)
Citrus × aurantium var. saponacea Saff. (1905)
Citrus × bergamia var. unguentaria M.Roem. (1846)
Citrus × bergamia var. ventricosa (Michel) M.Roem. (1846)
Fortunella sagittifolia K.M.Feng & P.Y.Mao (1984)
Papeda rumphii Hassk. (1842)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 97 (1813)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Citrus hystrix H. L. Lyon Arboretum; Manoa Valley Herb Garden, near the hedge of tea plants. Preserved_Specimen Compact shrub ca 8 ft tall; leaves deep green; fruits warty. Staples, G.W. 720 Oahu BISH 1991-01-08
2 Citrus hystrix Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum in the herb garden near the hedge of tea plants. Preserved_Specimen Compact shrub ca 8 ft tall; leaves deep green, fruits warty. Staples, G.W. 720 Oahu BISH 1991-01-08
3 Citrus hystrix Lyon Arboretum Herb Garden, Manoa Valley, Preserved_Specimen The plant was 7-8 feet tall and about 2-3 feet wide Mayeda, C.S. 57 Oahu BISH 1991-06-24
4 Citrus hystrix Koloa District, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanial Garden Preserved_Specimen Densely branched tree of 8 ft.; leaves glossy dark green above with pale green midvein and oil glands, below dull pale green with darker green oil glands; new leaves glossy bronze; stems green; fruit globose, warty, ripening greenish-yellow. Flynn, T.W. 4294 Kauai BISH 1990-11-05
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