P. C. Standley

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
Creator role(s):
  • Creator | Creator
  • Creator | Creator
  • Citrus limetta Risso, Honduras, P. C. Standley 16739, F

    Description:
  • Citrus limetta Risso, Honduras, P. C. Standley 16739, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Citrus limetta Risso
Family: Rutaceae
Elevation: 700
Habitat/Microhabitat: permanently humid region of Atlantic watershed, mountains with mostly pine forest

Collector(s): P. C. Standley
Collection Date: 11 February 1949
Description: Uses: El fruto es comestible; el jugo para refresco, el fruto para la comida (sopa de lima), melífera (nectar) (Arellano et al. 2003:532). Common names: Lima dulce (voucher). Lima dulce (Arellano et al. 2003:532). Chahuc lima, sweet lime (Bricker and Miram 2002:496).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2114043
OccurenceID: 3cdba717-231b-4edf-a15e-57cc15fb37ce

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