Citrus x latifolia(CIDLA)
Overview Code created in: 2002-02-21
- EPPO Code: CIDLA
- Preferred name: Citrus x latifolia
- Authority: Tanaka
A triploid hybrid between C. limon and C. aurantiifolia, whose date and place of origin are not clearly known. It is now more widely cultivated as a lime than its parent C. limon. Though it is known as the Tahiti lime, or Persian lime, neither of these names correspond to its real origin
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Citrus latifolia | Tanaka |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Persian lime | English |
| Tahiti lime | English |
| lime de Tahiti | French |
| limettier à gros fruits | French |
| lima ácida ‘Tahiti’ | Spanish |
| limero persa | Spanish |
| limeira-da-Pérsia | Portuguese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Malvids (
1MAVD )
Order
Sapindales (
1SAPO )
Family
Rutaceae (
1RUTF )
Subfamily
Aurantioideae (
1AURS )
Genus
Citrus (
1CIDG )
Species
Citrus x latifolia (
CIDLA )