Citrus × aurantium 'Canaliculata', also known as furrowed bitter orange, has been successfully cultivated in Tuscany since the 16th century. With its ribbed or fluted fruits, it is almost visually distinctive. 'Canaliculata' bears deep green leaves, presents itself in spring with many large, white flowers of a unique fragrance and is highly valued as an ornamental plant. The medium-sized fruits are fully furrowed and slightly flattened at the two poles. Yields of ribbed bitter orange 'Canaliculata' are comparatively abundant and regular.
The grower instructs that the fruits are more for decoration than consumption.
The English word lime was derived, via Spanish then French, from the Arabic word ليمة līma, which is, in turn, a derivation of the Persian word limu. Key is from Florida Keys, where the fruit was naturalised. The earliest known use of the name is from 1905, where the fruit was described as "the finest on the market. It is aromatic, juicy, and highly superior to the lemon.
The generic name originated from Latin, where it referred to either the plant now known as citron (C. medica) or a conifer tree (Thuja). It is related to the ancient Greek word for cedar, κέδρος (kédros).
Citrus × aurantium 'Canaliculata'
Citrus × aurantium 'Canaliculata' is ca. 80 cm tall and comes in a 22cm pot.
