Citrus × amblycarpa
{{Short description|Species of lime}}
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| image = Jeruk limau (Citrus amblycarpa).jpg
| genus = Citrus
| species = × amblycarpa
| authority = (Hassk.) Ochse
| synonyms = {{specieslist|Citrus × limonellus var. amblycarpa|Hassk.}}
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Citrus × amblycarpa is an artificial hybrid species of citrus lime. It has the hybrid formula Citrus daoxianensis × Citrus hystrix.{{cite web|title=Citrus × amblycarpa (Hassk.) Ochse|website=Plants of the World Online|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771842-1}}
Common names
The species is referred to as {{Strong|nasnaran}} by some English speakers, and is called {{Strong|jeruk limau}} ("orange-lemon") in Indonesia.
Characteristics
The species grows in hot, humid, tropical regions at altitudes up to 350 meters above sealevel. It can grow to between 3 and 7 meters in height. Amblycarpa leaves are dark green and oblong in shape. Its flowers are white and fragrant, and its fruits are green with a rough peel and juicy fresh, similar to other limes.
The fruits are widely popular as aromatic and flavor-enhancing fruits in Indonesia.{{Citation |last=Lim |first=T. K. |title=Citrus amblycarpa |date=2012 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4053-2_72 |work=Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 4, Fruits |pages=623–624 |editor-last=Lim |editor-first=T. K. |place=Dordrecht |publisher=Springer Netherlands |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-94-007-4053-2_72 |isbn=978-94-007-4053-2 |access-date=2022-11-30}} The juice of half-ripened fruits is sour, and is used to flavor Indonesian condiments such as sambal olek, and added to dishes such as soto. A 2020 study suggested the peels of these fruits could have anti-diabetic effects,{{Cite journal |last1=Tambunan |first1=Gempita cahya aulia |last2=Dutt |first2=A. |last3=Nadhifa |first3=S. |last4=Amelia |first4=F. |last5=Girsang |first5=E. |date=2020 |title=The In Vitro Anti-Diabetic Activity of Lime Peels (Citrus amblycarpa (Hassk.) Ochse) |journal=Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan (Journal of Health Science) |language=en|volume=13|issue=1|pages=26–33 |doi=10.33086/jhs.v13i01.1437 |s2cid=214232650 |doi-access=free }} while a 2017 study found that the trees had good commercial potential as ornamental pot trees.{{Cite journal |last1=Budiarto |first1=R. |last2=Poerwanto |first2=R. |last3=Santosa |first3=E. |last4=Efendi |first4=D. |date=2017 |title=The Potentials of Limau (Citrus amblycarpa Hassk. Ochse) as A Functional Food and Ornamental Mini Tree Based on Metabolomic and Morphological Approaches |journal=Journal of Tropical Crop Science|volume=4|issue=2|pages=49–57 |doi=10.29244/JTCS.4.2.49-57 |s2cid=73517538 |language=en|doi-access=free }}
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Category:Plants described in 1917
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