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Botanical name: Citrus hystrix Family: Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Synonyms: Citrus macroptera, Citrus micrantha, Citrus papeda
Synonyms: Citrus macroptera, Citrus micrantha, Citrus papeda
Thai Lime is a thorny shrub or small tree, 2-6 m tall,
with aromatic and distinctively shaped "double" leaves. These double
leaves comprise an ovate leaf blade plus a flattened, leaf-like stalk.
The fruit is rough and green and ripens to yellow; it is distinguished
by its bumpy exterior and small size, approximately 4 cm wide. The
fruits have thick skins and taste very acidic and slightly bitter.
Flowers can have four to five petals that are white in color and are
fragrant. The dried skin of the fruit has a strong lime like fragrant,
and is used in flavoring non-vegetarian food in NE India and SE Asia.
Thai Lime is native to NE India to China and SE Asia.
Medicinal uses:
Fruit juice prescribed in
colic and used for cold and cough. Fruit juice after mixing with some
other plants are used for treatment of culculi formation.
Medicinal uses:
Fruit juice prescribed in
colic and used for cold and cough. Fruit juice after mixing with some
other plants are used for treatment of culculi formation. | Identification credit: M. Sawmliana | Photographed in Hortoki, Mizoram. |
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