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Citrus latipes

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Citrus latipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species:
C. latipes
Binomial name
Citrus latipes
(Swingle) Tanaka
Synonyms[1]
  • C. hystrix auct. non DC.

Citrus latipes, commonly called "Khasi papeda",[2] is sometimes mistakenly identified as Kaffir lime (C. hystrix).[1] Native to Northeast India, the khasi papeda is a small, thorny tree that closely resembles both kaffir limes and ichang papedas (C. cavaleriei). Though rarely eaten, and extremely rare in cultivation, the fruit is edible.

Medicinal uses

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Fruits of C. latipes are used medicinally in Northeastern India "to treat stone problem".Locally, it is known as "Soh-Shyrkhoit" in the Khasi language (Soh = fruit, Shyrkhoit = monkey), meaning the fruit of a monkey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Porcher Michel H.; et al. (2007). "Sorting Citrus Names: Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (M.M.P.N.D) - A Work in Progress".
  2. ^ "Citrus latipes". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ^ Deng, Xiuxin; Yang, Xiaoming; Yamamoto, Masashi; Biswas, Manosh Kumar (2020). "Domestication and history". The Genus Citrus. pp. 33–55. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-812163-4.00003-6. ISBN 978-0-12-812163-4.