1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia
Madagascar
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2.2 Habitat
Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained
Islands, limestone outcrops, Terrestrial
2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.4 AHS Heat Zone
1.5 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 24
1.6 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
180.00 cm460.00 cm
0.54
3900
8.10.1 Minimum Width
240.00 cm240.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Green, Yellow green
Orange Red
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Yellow green
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Yellow green
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Summer, Summer
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
10.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
10.5.2 Soil Type
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
10.7 Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
10.8 Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch
Red blotch
10.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity
Drought
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Not Available
11.12 Allergy
Not Available
Asthma, Rhinitis
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders
Aging, Malaria, Metabolic disorders
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Fruits, Leaves, Tree trunks
12.2.3 Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent
Biodiesel, Wax
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Tropical
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
CITRUS hystrix
HYOPHORBE verschaffeltii
13.2 Common Name
Kaffir Lime, Makrut
Spindle Palm
13.2.1 In Hindi
13.2.2 In German
Kaffernlimette
Spindelpalme
13.2.3 In French
13.2.4 In Spanish
cafre
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
13.2.5 In Greek
13.2.6 In Portuguese
13.2.7 In Polish
kaffir wapno
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
13.2.8 In Latin
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
14.3 Class
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
14.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
14.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
14.10 Number of Species