1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fruit
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-8
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Green, Yellow green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Ovate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CITRUS hystrix
7.2 Common Name
Kaffir Lime, Makrut
7.2.1 In Hindi
काफ़िर लाइम
7.2.2 In German
Kaffernlimette
7.2.3 In French
combava
7.2.4 In Spanish
cafre
7.2.5 In Greek
Καφρός Lime
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Kaffir Lime
7.2.7 In Polish
kaffir wapno
7.2.8 In Latin
Cafres Lime
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Sapindales
8.5 Family
Rutaceae
8.6 Genus
Citrus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species