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Citrus ×aurantifolia
About
The Key lime or acid lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia or C. aurantifolia) is a citrus hybrid (C. hystrix × C. medica) native to tropical Southeast Asia. It has a spherical fruit, 2.5–5 centimetres (1–2 inches) in diameter. The Key lime is usually picked while it is still green, but it becomes yellow when ripe.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Citrus ×aurantifolia
- Slug
- citrus-aurantifolia
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Genus
- Citrus
- Species
- ×aurantifolia
- Wikidata QID
- Q165354
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 38
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