The Lima “Tahiti”
Of tropical origin, tahitian lemon (Gtrus latiJolia) is not, in reality, a true lemon but an acidic lime. The foliage is dense green, with medium-sized leaves. The flowers, with five petals, also of medium size, do not present viable pollen. Flowering occurs almost all year round, but mainly in september and october. In regions of high temperatures, ‘Taiti’ exhibits continuous flows of growth and flowering, only interrupted in times of lack of rainfall. The successive shoots give rise to several blooms that, in turn, provide several harvests throughout the year. The fruits are medium-sized, have smooth and thin bark, rare seeds and, when they ripen (about 120 days after flowering), have tender and juicy pulp, yellow-green, pale in color. The juice, well acidic, represents about 50% of the weight of the fruit. The ascorbic acid content ranges from 20 to 40 mg/I 00 rnL of juice.
Reference:
RABBIT, Y. of S. et al. The culture of lemon-taiti I Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Cassava e Fruticultura Tropical. – 2. ed., rev. and aum. – Brasilia: Embrapa-SPI, 1998. Available in: https://ainfo.cnptia.embrapa.br/digital/bitstream/item/162294/1/A-cultura-do-limao-taiti.pdf