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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. assamensis
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| Citrus assamensis R.M.Dutta & Bhattacharya
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Culinary use
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ "Citrus assamensis R.M.Dutta & Bhattacharya". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Raghuvanshi, S. S. (1962). "Cytogenetical Studies in Genus Citrus Citrus assamensis". Caryologia. 15: 143–149. doi:10.1080/00087114.1962.10796056.
- ^ Jain, A. K. (July 2016). Indian Ethnobotany: Emerging Trends. pp. 265–266 p. ISBN 9789386102126.
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