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Citrus macroptera
Also called Wild orange, Hatkhora, Hatkora Lemon, Sat Kara, Kaffir Lime, Makrut Lime, Mauritius Papeda
Melanesian papeda is a thorny, semi-wild citrus tree from Island Southeast Asia and Melanesia, grown on a small scale for its sour, dry fruit and leaves. It is often treated as a synonym of kaffir lime (C. hystrix), so care is similar to other tropical citrus.
Citrus macroptera, commonly known as Melanesian papeda, or wild orange, is a semi-wild species of citrus native to the Malesian ecoregion (Island Southeast Asia and Melanesia).
Some authorities consider C. macroptera to be a taxonomic synonym of C. hystrix (kaffir lime), while others consider C. macroptera var. annamensis to be a synonym of C. hystrix, but not C. macroptera var. macroptera.
Citrus macroptera is cultivated widely in the Sylhet region (South Asia) of Bangladesh and the Barak Valley Division of the Indian state of Assam, where it is known as hatkhora or (Sylheti: ꠢꠣꠔꠇꠞꠣ, [ɦat̪xɔɾa]).
Citrus macroptera is cultivated on a small scale in home gardens in the northeast Indian states of Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya, where its fruit is used for various purposes. A cultivar of C. macroptera var. annamensis is grown in the Sylhet Division of northeastern Bangladesh.
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