| Palestinian sweet lime | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. limettioides |
| Binomial name | |
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Citrus limettioides Tanaka |
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| Synonyms | |
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Citrus medica L. var. limetta Wight & Arn. |
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Citrus medica L. var. limetta Wight & Arn.
Citrus limettioides, Palestinian sweet lime or Indian sweet lime or common sweet lime, alternatively considered a cultivar of Citrus × limon, C. × limon 'Indian Lime', is a low acid lime that has been used in Palestine for food, juice and .
It is not the same as the Limetta which is occasionally also called sweet lime.