Characteristics
Dicots
Citrus x aurantiifolia (Christm.)Swingle
KEY LIME; MEXICAN LIME
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Not Native
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Citation
CITRUS X AURANTIIFOLIA (Christmann) Swingle (C. medica x C. micrantha), J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 3: 465. 1913, pro sp.
Limonia aurantiifolia Christmann 1777; Limonia acidissima Houttuyn 1774, non Linnaeus 1762.
INDONESIA: Without data (lectotype: Rumphius, Herb. Amboin. 2: t. 29. 1741). Lectotypified by B. C. Stone, in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Rev. Handb. Fl. Ceylon 5: 424. 1985.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Collier
USF
Lee
USF
Miami-Dade
USF
Monroe Keys
USF
Palm Beach
USF
Pinellas
USF
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Aurantium spinosissimum
Aurantium spinosissimum (G. Meyer) M. Gómez de la Maza y Jiménez, Fl. Haban. 205. 1897.
BASIONYM: Citrus spinosissima G. Meyer 1818.
Cirus montana
Citrus montana (Wester) Tanaka, Stud. Citriol. 9: 8. 1939.
BASIONYM: CItrus webberi Wester, var. montana Wester 1915.
Citrs x limon var. pusilla
Citrus x limon (Linnaeus) Osbeck, var. pusilla Risso, in Duhamel du Monceau, Traité Arbr. Fruit., nouv. ed. 7: 79. 1819.
Citrus notissima
Citrus notissima Blanco, Fl. Filip. 607. 1837.
Citrus acida
Citrus acida Roxburgh, Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 390. 1832, non Persoon 1806.
Citrus aurantium var. spinosissima
Citrus aurantium Linnaeus, var. spinosissima (G. Meyer) Grisebach, Fl. Brit. W.I. 132. 1859.
BASIONYM: Citrus spinosissima G. Meyer 1818.
Citrus davaoensis
Citrus davaoensis (Wester) Yu. Tanaka, Syst. Pomol. 140. 1951.
BASIONYM: Citrus excelsa Wester, var. davaoensis Wester 1915.
Citrus depressa var. vangasay
Citrus depressa Hayata, var. vangasay (Bojer) H. Perrier, Fl. Madagasc. 104: 83. 1950.
BASIONYM: Citrus vangasay Bojer 1837.
Citrus excelsa
Citrus excelsa Wester, Philipp. Agric. Rev. 8: 26. 1915.
TYPE: PHILIPPINES:
Citrus excelsa var. davaoensis
Citrus excelsa Wester, var. davaoensis Wester, Philipp. gric. Rev. 8: 26. 1915.
TYPE: PHILIPPINES:
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, Pinellas
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1962 - 2022
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