Citrus × aurantiifolia
species of plant, Key lime
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Summary
Citrus × aurantiifolia is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,836 views/month, #884 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Named after: Florida Keys[4]
- Parent taxon: Citrus[5]
- Taxon name: Citrus ×aurantifolia[6]
- Subclass of: useful plant[7]
- Has use: food[8], medicinal plant[9], flavoring[10]
- Commons category: Citrus × aurantiifolia[11]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[12]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(2)[13]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10683[14]
- This taxon is source of: Myrtol standardized[15], lime oil[16], lime[17], smell of lime[18]
- Short name: C. aurantifolia[19]
- Taxon common name: 萊姆[20], 来檬[21], limera[22], 绿檬[23], 枳壳[24], Key lime[25]
- Different from: Lima[26]
- Invasive to: Madagascar[27]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[28]
- Taxon range: Myanmar[29]
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Identifiers
Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 331121[30] and 217050[31]. Citrus × aurantiifolia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 159033[32]. Citrus × aurantiifolia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 595293[33]. Recorded GBIF taxon ID include 3190166[34] and 3190164[35]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 506403[36], 825203[37], and 28883[38].
Why It Matters
Citrus × aurantiifolia has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]