1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
South Asia, Southeast Asia
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mediterranean region
Dry areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
800.00 cm800.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
600.00 cm900.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Lemon yellow, Yellow
Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water daily during growing season
Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
Fertilize in early to mid-summer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Citrus foot rot, Citrus gummosis, Citrus leaf miner, Red blotch
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Double, Semi-Double
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Ants, Birds
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting, wheezing
Gastric
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Farmland, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Acne, Good for skin, Good for the Scalp, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Strong, beautiful hair
Good Cleanser
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Very little waste
Not Available
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, constipation, Digestive, Gastrointestinal disorders, Gout, Immunity, Jaundice, Respiratory Disorders, Rheumatoid arthritis, scurvy, Ulcers, Urinary problems, Weight loss
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Used as a flavouring in food, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree, Tropical
Edible, Fruit Tree
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Citrus limetta
Limonia acidissima
7.2 Common Name
sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
süße Limone
Indischer Holzapfel
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
limetta dulce, limón dulce mediterráneo, limón dulce y lima dulce
Kawista
7.2.5 In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
γλυκό ασβέστη
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
słodkie limonki
Feronia słoniowa
7.2.8 In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
dulcis ad cinerem
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species