| Family | Rutaceae | 
| Scientific name | Citrus aurantiifolia (Christmann) Swingle | 
| Synonyms | Aurantium spinosissimum (G. Meyer) Gómez de la Maza y Jiménez; Citrus acida Roxburgh; Citrus aurantium L. var. limetta (Risso) Wight & Arnott; Citrus aurantium L. var. spinosissima (G. Meyer) Grisebach; Citrus hystrix de Candolle; Citrus hystrix de Candolle subsp. acida (Roxburgh) Engler; Citrus lima Lunan; Citrus limetta Risso; Citrus limetta Risso var. aromatica Wester; Citrus medica L. var. acida Hooker f.; Citrus medica L. var. limetta (Risso) Hooker f.; Citrus spinosissima G. Meyer; Limon spinosum Miller; Limonia acidissima Houttuyn; Limonia aurantiifolia Christmann | 
| Common name | (English common name) lime | 
| (Japanese common name) lime | |
| Distribution | [native] tropical Asia | 
| Reference | Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle | 
| Citrus x aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle | |
| Solid personal care composition having foamed polymer skin and shape of a fruit or vegetable (US Patent 6187728/2001) | |
| Methods for increasing the muscle mass of a human with materials derived from citrus varieties (US Patent 6316499/2001) | |
| Regulation of appetite, body weight and athletic function with materials derived from citrus varieties (US Patent 6224873/2001) | |
| Flavor delivery system (US Patent 6444253/2002) | |
| Methods for inducing weight loss in a human with materials derived from Citrus varieties (US Patent 6340482/2002) | |
| Regulation of athletic function with materials derived from citrus varieties (US Patent 6340481/2002) | |
| Anhydrous flavor delivery composition and method (US Patent 20070178206) | 
| April 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden  | 
      February 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden  |