Life Span
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Types
Citrus hystrix
Number of Varieties
1
0
40000
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Habitat
Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm
Rank: 84 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm
Rank: 64 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Thorns
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21% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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35% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning
Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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81% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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96% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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59% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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57% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Leaf
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17% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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13% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Showy Foliage
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23% - Fruits Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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10% - Fruits Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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5% - Fruits Garden Plants
Invasive
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2% - Fruits Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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51% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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99% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent
Used As Indoor Plant
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18% - Fruits Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CITRUS hystrix
Common Name
Kaffir Lime, Makrut
In Hindi
काफ़िर लाइम
In German
Kaffernlimette
In French
combava
In Spanish
cafre
In Greek
Καφρός Lime
In Portuguese
Kaffir Lime
In Polish
kaffir wapno
In Latin
Cafres Lime
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Citrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
400
Rank: 50 (Overall)
1
27800
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