Citrus assamensis | |
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Fruit | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Genus: | Citrus |
Species: | C. assamensis
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Binomial name | |
Citrus assamensis R.M.Dutta & Bhattacharya
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Citrus assamensis, the adajamir or ginger lime, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to Assam and Bangladesh. It is mainly cultivated in the Sylhet Region.[1] It is locally cultivated for its fruit, which give a very sour juice with an aroma reminiscent of ginger or eucalyptus.[2][3]
In the Sylhet Region the fruit is used to make tenga/khatta, and is known as adalebur tenga/khatta. Adajamiror khatta is normally cooked with fish.[citation needed]