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The Persian lime is a triploid cross between Key lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia) and lemon (Citrus × limon). [4] [5] Although there are other citrus species that are referred to as "limes", the Persian lime is the most widely cultivated lime species commercially, [6] and accounts for the largest share of the fruits sold as limes. The fruit ...
Others only think of the fruit as an ingredient in margaritas or key lime pie. ... 20 types of limes with Persian limes (also known as Tahiti limes), Mexican limes (also known as key limes ...
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.
It is a different fruit from the Palestinian sweet lime [5] and from familiar sour limes such as the Key lime and the Persian lime. However, genomic analysis revealed it to be highly similar to the Rhobs el Arsa, and the two likely represent progeny of distinct crosses of the same citrus parents. [3]
A lime is a citrus fruit, which is typically round, lime green in colour, 3–6 centimetres (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter, and contains acidic juice vesicles. [1] There are several species of citrus trees whose fruits are called limes, including the Key lime (Citrus aurantiifolia), Persian lime, kaffir lime, finger lime, blood lime, and desert lime.
The biggest focus of Mexican citrus production is on Key limes; in 2003, Mexico produced 768,000 tonnes of Key limes and 235,000 tonnes of Persian limes. [10] For the 2010/11 season, Mexico forecasts that it will produce a total of 1.9 million tonnes of limes. [9] The largest importers of lime oil are the US, UK, Japan, Ireland and Belgium. [5]
The article refers to the Persian lime as "more common" than the Key lime. The Persian lime article, on the other hand, says that the key lime "has a wider agricultural distribution worldwide." The Persian lime is more common in the USA, and I suspect that this is what caused the contributor to label it as "more common."
The most common and commercially popular 'limes', the Persian limes, are Key lime/lemon hybrids that combine the genetic lineages of four ancestral citrus species: mandarin, pomelo, citron and micrantha. [16] While most other citrus are diploid, many of the Key lime hybrid progeny