Kaffir lime
Leaves of the kaffir lime are used fresh or dried as a herb or spice. The juice is very acidic.
Names
Scientific
Citrus hystrix
English
Kaffir lime
Kieffer lime
Dutch
Djeroek lime
Djeroek poeroet
Kafferlimoen
Mauritius papeda
Papeda
Spanish
Combava
French
Combava
Cumbava
Kaffir lime
German
Kaffernlimette
Kaffir-Limette
Mauritius-Papeda
Italian
Combava
Taxonomy
Order
Sapindales
Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Citrus
Species
Citrus hystrix (Kaffir lime)
Crop categories
Fruits
Herbs
Minor crops
Spices
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops