Rutaceae
Kaffir lime
Citrus hystrix
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Citrus
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Common names
By language (52)
- ace
- Kruët
- Arabic
- ليمون قنفذي
- arz
- حامض كفيرى
- Assamese
- সাতকৰা
- Bangla
- কাফির লেবু, সাতকরা
- Belarusian
- Кафірскі лайм
- bjn
- Limau kuit
- Burmese
- တောရှောက်ခါး
- Cantonese
- 泰國青檸
- Catalan
- Llimona indonèsia, Combava
- Chinese
- 箭叶橙, 石碌柑, 马蜂橙, 树葫芦, 箭叶金橘, 比阿送, 马⿰马九, 马蜂柑
- Croatian
- Kvrgava limeta
- Czech
- Citroník ježatý, Kafrová limeta, Limeta kaffirová, Mauricijská papeda
- dtp
- Limau kulit aparad
- Dutch
- Mauritius papeda, Djeroek poeroet, Kafferlimoen, Kaffirlimoen, Papeda
- English
- Kaffir lime, Porcupine orange, Thai bai makrut, Makrut lime, Mauritius papeda, Thai lime, Hatkora lemon, Melanesian papeda
- Esperanto
- Maŭricia papedo
- Estonian
- Kahvri laimipuu
- Filipino
- Kalpe
- Finnish
- Ryppylimetti, Kafferilimetti
- French
- Combava, Combawa, Cumbava, Kaffir, Kaffir lime
- frr
- Mauritius-Papeda
- German
- Kaffernlimette, Kaffirlimette
- gor
- Limututu
- iba
- Limau purut
- Indonesian
- Jeruk purut
- Italian
- Combava, Limetta kaffir
- Japanese
- コブミカン, カフィア・ライム, スワンギ, プルット, 瘤蜜柑, ビアソング
- Javanese
- Jeruk purut
- koi
- Кафир-лайм
- Korean
- 카피르라임
- kv
- Кафир-лайм
- Lao
- ໝາກຂີ້ຫູດ
- lbe
- Кафир-лайм
- mad
- Jherruk porot
- Malay
- Limau purut, Pokok Limau Purut
- Malayalam
- കഫീർ ലൈം
- mrj
- Кафир-лайм
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kaffirlime
- Persian
- لیموی کفیر
- Polish
- Papeda, Limonka kaffir
- Portuguese
- Combava
- Russian
- Кафир-лайм
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇဢိုၼ်ႈထိူၼ်ႇ, တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇဢိုၼ်ႈပႃႇ, မၢၵ်ႇဢိုၼ်ႈၶူမ်
- Slovenian
- Kombava
- Spanish
- Combava, Lima kafir
- Sundanese
- Jeruk purut
- syl
- ꠢꠣꠔꠇꠞꠣ
- Thai
- มะกรูด
- udm
- Кафир-лайм
- Ukrainian
- Кафрський лайм, Каффір, Кафір-лайм
- Vietnamese
- Chanh Thái, Chúc
Synonyms
- Citrus aurantium var. saponacea Saff.
- Citrus auraria Michel
- Citrus balincolong (Yu.Tanaka) Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus bergamia var. unguentaria M.Roem.
- Citrus bergamia var. ventricosa (Michel) M.Roem.
- Citrus boholensis (Wester) Tanaka
- Citrus celebica Koord.
- Citrus celebica var. southwickii (Wester) Swingle
- Citrus combara Raf.
- Citrus combara var. boholensis (Wester) Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus combara var. macroptera (Montrouz.) Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus combara var. micrantha (Wester) Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus combara var. southwickii (Wester) Tanaka
- Citrus echinata St.-Lag.
- Citrus hyalopulpa Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus hystrix var. annamensis (Yu.Tanaka) Guillaumin
- Citrus hystrix var. balincolong Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus hystrix var. boholensis Wester
- Citrus hystrix var. micrantha (Wester) Merr.
- Citrus hystrix var. microcarpa (Wester) Merr.
- Citrus hystrix var. southwickii (Wester) Merr.
- Citrus hystrix var. torosa (Blanco) Wester
- Citrus kerrii (Swingle) Tanaka
- Citrus latipes Hook.f. & Thomson
- Citrus macroptera Montrouz.
- Citrus macroptera var. annamensis Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus macroptera var. boholensis (Wester) Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus macroptera var. combara (Raf.) Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus macroptera var. kerrii Swingle
- Citrus macroptera var. micrantha (Wester) Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus macroptera var. southwickii (Wester) Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus megaloxycarpa Lush.
- Citrus micrantha Wester
- Citrus micrantha var. balincolong Wester
- Citrus micrantha var. microcarpa Wester
- Citrus papeda Miq.
- Citrus papuana F.M.Bailey
- Citrus pennivesiculata (Lushington) Tanaka
- Citrus southwickii Wester
- Citrus torosa Blanco
and 6 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- May, August, November (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
FlowerPhoto: The Great Walter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sarka Masova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr. Nasser Halaweh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: rjtizard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.