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A lime (from Arabic and French ''lim'') is a hybrid citrus fruit, which is typically round, lime green, in diameter, and containing acidic juice vesicles. There are several species of citrus trees whose fruits are called limes, including the Key lime (''Citrus aurantifolia''), Persian lime, kaffir lime, and desert lime. Limes are an excellent source of vitamin C, and are often used to accent the flavours of foods and beverages. They are grown year-round in tropical climates and are usually smaller and less sour than lemons, although varieties may differ in sugar and acidic content. Plants with fruit called "limes" have diverse genetic origins; limes do not form a monophyletic group. ==Plants known as "lime"== *Australian limes (former ''Microcitrus'' and ''Eremocitrus'') * *Australian desert lime (''Citrus glauca'') * *Australian finger lime (''Citrus australasica'') * *Australian round lime (''Citrus australis'') * *Blood lime (red finger lime x (sweet orange x mandarin) ) *Kaffir lime (''Citrus hystrix''); also called a kieffer lime, ''makrut'', or ''magrood''; a papeda relative. *Key lime (''Citrus aurantifolia''=''Citrus micrantha'' x ''Citrus medica''); also called Mexican, West Indian, or bartender's lime. *Musk lime (''Citrofortunella mitis''), a kumquat hybrid *Persian lime (''Citrus x latifolia''), also called Tahiti or Bearss lime. *Rangpur lime (Mandarin lime, lemandarin〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Australian Blood Lime )〕), a mandarin orange – rough lemon〔 hybrid *Spanish lime (''Melicoccus bijugatus''); also called''mamoncillo'', ''mamón'', ''ginep'', ''quenepa'', or ''limoncillo''); not a citrus. *Sweet lime etc. (''Citrus limetta'' etc.); assorted citrus hybrids) including varieties called sweet lemon, sweet limetta or Mediterranean sweet lemon, lumia, Indian or Palestinian sweet lime. *Wild lime (''Adelia ricinella''); not a citrus. *Wild lime (''Zanthoxylum fagara''); not a citrus. *Limequat (lime × kumquat) The tree known in Britain as the lime tree (''Tilia'' sp.), called the linden in other dialects of English, is a broadleaf temperate plant unrelated to the citrus fruits. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lime (fruit)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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