Key Lime

보통 '라임'으로 부르지만 아래  Lime 종류에 대한 설명을 보면 Lime에는 여러 종류가 있어 여기 올리는 종은  Key Lime으로 하였다

 

 

학명 : Citrus × aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle (Wikipedia 표기)

* WFO에서는 Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle로 표기한다

Family: Rutaceae

Common Name : Key Lime

 

사진 : 2023.02.05 부천수피아식물원

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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, 25–50 mm (1–2 in) in diameter. The Key lime is usually picked while it is still green, but it becomes yellow when ripe.

 

The Key lime is smaller, seedier, has higher acidity, stronger aroma, and thinner rind than the Persian lime (Citrus × latifolia). It is valued for its characteristic flavor. The name comes from its association with the Florida Keys, where it is best known as the flavoring ingredient in Key lime pie. It is also known as West Indian lime, bartender's lime, Omani lime, or Mexican lime, the last classified as a distinct race with a thicker skin and darker green colour. Philippine varieties have various names, including dayap and bilolo.[1]

 

Etymology

The English word lime was derived, via Spanish then French, from the Arabic word ليمة līma, which is, in turn, a derivation of the Persian word limu لیمو.[2] Key is from Florida Keys, where the fruit was naturalised. The earliest known use of the name is from 1905, where the fruit was described as "the finest on the market. It is aromatic, juicy, and highly superior to the lemon."[3]

 

Description

 

A tree full of key limes in West Bengal, India.

C. aurantiifolia is a shrubby tree, to 5 m (16 ft), with many thorns. Dwarf varieties exist that can be grown indoors during winter months and in colder climates. Its trunk, which rarely grows straight, has many branches, and they often originate quite far down on the trunk. The leaves are ovate, 25–90 mm (1–3+1⁄2 in) long, resembling orange leaves (the scientific name aurantiifolia refers to this resemblance to the leaves of the orange, Citrus aurantium). The flowers are 25 mm (1 in) in diameter, are yellowish white with a light purple tinge on the margins. Flowers and fruit appear throughout the year, but are most abundant from May to September in the Northern Hemisphere.[4][5]

 

Skin contact can sometimes cause phytophotodermatitis,[6][7] which makes the skin especially sensitive to ultraviolet light.

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_lime

 

 

 

Plants known as "lime"[edit]

The difficulty in identifying exactly which species of fruit are called lime in different parts of the English-speaking world (and the same problem applies to synonyms in other European languages) is increased by the botanical complexity of the citrus genus itself, to which the majority of limes belong. Species of this genus hybridise readily, and it is only recently that genetic studies have started to shed light on the structure of the genus. The majority of cultivated species are in reality hybrids, produced from the citron (Citrus medica), the mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata), the pomelo (Citrus maxima) and in particular with many lime varieties, the micrantha (Citrus hystrix var. micrantha).

• Australian limes (former Microcitrus and Eremocitrus)
  • Australian desert lime (Citrus glauca)
  • Australian finger lime (Citrus australasica)
  • Australian lime (Citrus australis)
  • Blood lime (red finger lime × (sweet orange × mandarin))
• Makrut lime (Citrus hystrix); a papeda relative, is one of the three most widely produced limes globally.[4]
• Key lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia=Citrus micrantha × Citrus medica[5]) is also one of the three most widely produced limes globally.[4]
• Philippine lime (Citrus × microcarpa), a kumquat × mandarin hybrid
• Persian lime (Citrus × latifolia) a key lime × lemon hybrid, is the single most widely produced lime globally, with Mexico being the largest producer.[4]
• Rangpur lime (Mandarin lime, lemandarin,[6] Citrus limonia), a mandarin orange × citron hybrid
• Spanish lime (Melicoccus bijugatus); not a citrus
• Sweet lime etc. (Citrus limetta, etc.); several distinct citrus hybrids
• Wild lime (Adelia ricinella); not a citrus
• Wild lime (Zanthoxylum fagara); not a citrus
• Limequat (lime × kumquat)

Note that the tree species known in Britain as lime trees (Tilia sp.), called linden or basswood in other dialects of English, are broadleaf temperate plants unrelated to the citrus fruits.

 

Lime (fruit) - Wikipedia