INDIAN SWEET LIME (Citrus limettoides) Indian sweet lime tree Synomym: Ctrus limetta Local name: Mitha nimbu. This fruit is grown both commercially and as a back yard fruit in many parts of India.  The fruits are mildly sweet with no acid content at all.  They taste insipid.  But still these

ROUGH LEMON (Citrus jambhiri) A tree of rough lemon   Family: Rutaceae Other names: Jambiri, jambheri, jhamirdi, jatti khatti, khatti. Rough lemon is believed to have originated in India only.  It is found through out India upto an altitude of 1000 metres. A fruit of rough lemon             Tree is medium

ROUND KUMQUAT (Fortunella japonica) A tree of round kumquat   Family: Rutaceae Synonyms: Citrus japonica, Citrus inermis Other names: Marumi kumquat Round kumquat is a native of China.  It bears quite attractive small round fruits which can also be eaten. Therefore it is cultivated in home and other gardens all over

INDIAN WILD ORANGE (Citrus indica) A portion of Indian wild orange tree Family: Rutaceae Indian wild orange is a fruit from East India.  It grows in Garo Hills of the Indian state of Meghalaya  and that is the only region in the world where this fruit is found occur.  Indian wild

KAFFIR LIME (Citrus hystrix) A tree of kaffir lime Family: Rutaceae Other names:  Kieffer lime, limau purut. Kaffir lime is a fruit of South East Asia.  It is believed to have been originated in Thailand, Laos, Indonesia or Malaysia.  It bears very bumpy fruits which are very aromatic. The fruits are

MOUNTAIN CITRON (Citrus halimii) Mountain citron   Family: Rutaceae Other names:  Limau Kadangsa, South Orange Mountain citron is a very little known fruit from South East Asia.  It grows wild in Malaysian Peninsula, and adjacent peninsular region of Thailand and some isolated Indonesian islands.  It bears sour fruits.  It is not

AUSTRALIAN FINGER LIME (Citrus australasica)  A tree of Australian finger lime Family: Rutaceae  Synonym: Microcitrus austarlisica Australian finger lime is a native of Australia.  It grows wild in the wet sclerophyl forests in northern New South Wales and south eastern Queensland.  Now it is being developed as an orchard fruit and

SADAPHAL (Citrus karna) A wild growing tree of sadaphal Family: Rutaceae Synonym: Citrus aurantium var. karma Other names: gambhru khatta, kharna khatta. Sadaphal is a native of India.  It grows all over India upto an elevation of 1000 m.  Some botanists believe sadaphal to be natural hybrid between sour orange and

KAGHZI LIME (Citrus aurantifolia) A tree of kaghzi lime Family: Rutaceae Other names: Nimbu, khatta nimbu. Kaghzi lime is the most commonly used acid citrus fruit in India.  It is believed to have been originated in India.  The fruit is cut into two halves and it is squeezed on every item

ADA JAMIR (Citrus assamensis) Ada jamir trees  Synonym: Citrus pennivesiculata var.assamensis. Other name: Soh-sying, Ginger lime. Ada jamir is a minor citrus fruit occurring North East India.  It is found in Khasi Hills region of Meghalaya and North Cachar area of Assam.  One can even see it growing in home gardens there. Ada jamir fruits