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Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

FAMILY: Rutaceae (citrus or rue)<br />

ENGLISH: key lime, lime, Mexican lime, sour lime, West Indian lime<br />

PORTUGUESE: lima, lima-comum, lima-da-Pérsia, lima-de-bico, limão,<br />

limãozinho<br />

SPANISH: lima, lima boba, limasa, limón, limón agrio, limón<br />

mexicano, limón sutil, limonero, limonero mexicano, naranjo<br />

cajero, rimo, sutí<br />

USES/NOTES: Small fruit <strong>of</strong> this small. thorny tree is consumed as<br />

juice, in desserts, pickled, or as a seasoning. Essential oil is<br />

used in perfumes. Key lime cultivars are popular for use in <strong>the</strong><br />

key lime pie <strong>of</strong> Florida. Also medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern India and <strong>the</strong> East Indies, possibly to<br />

sou<strong>the</strong>rn China, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in many tropical and nearly frostfree<br />

subtropical regions<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Berg 1984, Boom 1987, Bourke et al. 1987,<br />

IBGE 1980, Johns and Stevenson 1985, Leung 1961, Morton 1987a,<br />

Nelson 1994, Omawale 1973, OAS 1973, Peret 1985, Samson 1980,<br />

Sokolov 1991, Vásquez and Gentry 1989<br />

Citrus x aurantium L. [hybrid <strong>of</strong> C. maxima x C. reticul<strong>at</strong>a]<br />

FAMILY: Rutaceae (citrus or rue)<br />

ENGLISH: bigarade, bitter orange, Seville orange, sour orange<br />

PORTUGUESE: laranja-amarga, laranja-azeda, laranja-bigarade,<br />

laranja-branca, laranja-da-terra, laranja-de-Sevilha<br />

SPANISH: apepú, cajel, naranja, naranja agria, naranja cajero,<br />

naranjo, naranjo agrio, naranjo amargo, naranjo cajero, zamboa<br />

USES/NOTES: Sour to bitter fruits are used in marmalades and<br />

occasionally in pie similar to Key lime pie. Rind is used in<br />

distilled orange-flavored liqueurs, is a flavoring oil source,<br />

and is medicinal. Flowers are used in perfumes. Also used as a<br />

rootstock for o<strong>the</strong>r citrus cultivars.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>ast Asia, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in warm regions<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, IBGE 1980, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Leung<br />

1961, Morton 1987a, Nelson 1994, Omawale 1973, OAS 1973, Samson<br />

1980, Sauer 1993, Usher 1974<br />

Citrus aurantium L. subsp. bergamia (Risso & Poit.) Wight & Arn.<br />

[syn. C. bergamia Risso & Poit.]<br />

FAMILY: Rutaceae (citrus or rue)<br />

ENGLISH: bergamot citron, bergamot orange<br />

PORTUGUESE: bergamota, lima<br />

SPANISH: apepú, bergamota, bergamote, bergamoto, cajel<br />

USES/NOTES: Cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed primarily for <strong>the</strong> essential oil bergamot<br />

extracted from <strong>the</strong> fruit rind and used in perfumes and o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

scented products, though <strong>the</strong> fruit occasionally is e<strong>at</strong>en. Also<br />

medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical Asia<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, OAS 1973, Taylor 1970, Usher 1974<br />

Citrus aurantium var. brasiliensis Tanaka<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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