Citrus × aurantiifolia

species of plant, Key lime
Taxon taxon Q165354
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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]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [37] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [38] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [34] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [35] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [20] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [21] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  27. [22] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [23] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(2). wikidata.org.
  29. [24] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  30. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [27] ↑ . SInAS database of alien species occurrences. wikidata.org.
  35. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [29] ↑ . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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