Talk:Key lime

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[edit] "aurantifolia" vs. "aurantiifolia" vs. "x aurantiifolia Swingle" etc.

I noticed that an anonymous individual with one en.wikipedia.org contribution changed a number of the species references from "aurantifolia" to "aurantiifolia" (adding a double i), inlcuding in the Danish article link. Is there any precedent for which spelling is established? ENeville 21:49, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Furtive vandalism or "test". Common problem. --Wetman 17:55, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, it is a common problem. I think there may be more here though. At first I wasn't sure if a Dane had done a cross language link (00:20, 6 June 2006 211.30.21.193) and imposed a regional spelling in what they thought they ran across as a spelling error, but when I checked both spellings turn up quite a bit, from what I can see. A UN organization page lists a mixture of spellings, and a USDA page has both, with an unelaborated distinction. I think in the meantime I'll put the different spellings/names so all text searches will hit. ENeville 20:28, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image

The current image in the infobox, Image:Lime CDC.jpg, doesn't look like a Key lime to me. It looks like a regular Persian lime. (Not that I claim to be an expert on limes, or anything; I just thought Key limes were yellower.) The original source just talks about "limes," which seems like corroborating evidence that the image isn't of Key limes. Does anyone have a GFDL photo of (sliced and unsliced) Key limes for the infobox? --Quuxplusone, 23:32, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

I'd agree that it looks like a store-bought "Persian" Lime. That green on the rind is mostly dye, however. Key Limes are scarecely larger than a giant olive. --Wetman 08:44, 16 May 2006 (UTC)


I agree. It leads to the false impression that key limes are green, when they are bright yellow (when ripe). If I take a photo of a real bright yellow key lime could it be used instead of this ignorance-spreading lime, or do botanical articles have to use the standard photo the source comes with? - Marc Averette 01:15, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Key lime pie?

Can anyone create a page on keylime pie please?Zigzig20s 13:53, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Actually, it already exists, Key lime pie. Zzorse 14:00, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
Oh, can anyone redirect it from keylime pie too then please? Zigzig20s 15:08, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
Done. Zzorse 15:19, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
Thank you.Zigzig20s 15:41, 6 January 2007 (UTC)


I removed a line about it being "best known as" an ingredient in key lime pie because it was POV- I've never even heard of it. I left the reference to the pie in though, seeing as the pie's article proclaims it a "state pie".

In the UK, it's probably "best known as" the garnish to certain cocktails, like gin and tonic's. But that whole area of debate is messy POV, without citation. Patch86 18:01, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Possibly merely a misunderstanding of what WP:POV actually means. If it's a mainstream, uncontroversial general statement, it does not violate Wikipedia's neutral point-of-view.--Wetman 03:12, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
It's best known for that in the Keys, the place the lime is named after. It's irrelevant what it's best known for in the UK, since the Keys aren't in the UK. What's it's best known for in the place it's named after should take precedence. Agreed not POV - Marc Averette 23:44, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
The line I removed simply stated that it was "best known as the ingredient to key lime pie", which is simply wrong from an international perspective (it isn't best known as this in many places). The line that has replaced it, though, is far far better. Patch86 13:13, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regional bias?

The article refers to the Persian lime as "more common" than the Key lime. The Persian lime article, on the other hand, says that the key lime "has a wider agricultural distribution worldwide." The Persian lime is more common in the USA, and I suspect that this is what caused the contributor to label it as "more common." 209.204.188.184 (talk) 08:24, 29 December 2007 (UTC)