Sweet Lime

Cerbera

About Sweet Lime and Cerbera

Sweet Lime

Cerbera

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

South Asia, Southeast Asia

Southeastern Asia, China, Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Types

Cerbera laeta, Cerbera floribunda, Cerbera odollam

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Mediterranean region

Deciduous forests, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-10-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

800.00 cm-

0 3900

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Minimum Width

600.00 cm4.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Lemon yellow, Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Lanceolate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

All year

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Rich

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Full Sun

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

High

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water daily during growing season

Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Rich

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Fertilize in early to mid-summer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, Phosphorous, Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Citrus foot rot, Citrus gummosis, Citrus leaf miner, Red blotch

Caterpillars, Insects

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Double, Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Birds

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting, wheezing

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Farmland, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Acne, Good for skin, Good for the Scalp, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Strong, beautiful hair

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Very little waste

Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, constipation, Digestive, Gastrointestinal disorders, Gout, Immunity, Jaundice, Respiratory Disorders, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ulcers, Urinary problems, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a flavouring in food, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree, Tropical

Container, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Citrus limetta

CERBERA

Common Name

sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta

Cerbera

In Hindi

मौसम्बी

Cerbera

In German

süße Limone

Cerbera

In French

Citrus limetta

Cerbera

In Spanish

limetta dulce, limón dulce mediterráneo, limón dulce y lima dulce

Cerbera

In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

Cerbera

In Portuguese

doce de limão

Cerbera

In Polish

słodkie limonki

Cerbera

In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Cerbera

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Gentianales

Family

Rutaceae

Apocynaceae

Genus

Citrus

Cerbera

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Citreae

Plumerieae

Subfamily

Citroideae

Rauvolfioideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Sweet Lime and Cerbera

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Lime and Cerbera? We provide you with everything About Sweet Lime and Cerbera. Sweet Lime has thorns and Cerbera doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Lime does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Lime has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting and wheezing and Cerbera has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting and wheezing. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Sweet Lime and Cerbera and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Lime and Cerbera

Season and care of Sweet Lime and Cerbera is important to know. While considering everything about Sweet Lime and Cerbera Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sweet Lime season is All year and Cerbera season is All year. The type of soil for Sweet Lime is Rich and for Cerbera is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Sweet Lime is Acidic and for Cerbera is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Sweet Lime and Cerbera Physical Information

Sweet Lime and Cerbera physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Lime height is 800.00 cm and width 600.00 cm whereas Cerbera height is - and width 4.20 cm. The color specification of Sweet Lime and Cerbera are as follows:

Sweet Lime flower color: White
Sweet Lime leaf color: Green
Cerbera flower color: White and Ivory
Cerbera leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sweet Lime and Cerbera

Care of Sweet Lime and Cerbera include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Lime pruning is done Prune to control growth and Remove dead branches and Cerbera pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Lime needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cerbera needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.