Bunga-bunga taman Malaysia
(Garden flowers of Malaysia)

Nama (Malay Name) Limau Kasturi
= Limau Kurt (=Churt)
Keluarga (Family) RUTACEAE
Nama Saintifik (Scientific Name) Citrus microcarpa
= Citrus mitis
Saiz Biasa (Size) 3 cm
Nama Lain (Other Names) Musk Lime
  Nama Cina (Chinese Name) M   Ju(2) Zi
  Nama Cina (Chinese Name) C   Kat Chai
  Nama Cina (Chinese Name) H   Keat Gai
  Nama Indonesia (Indonesian Name)   Buah Jeruk
  Nama Thai (Thai Name)   Ma Nao Wan
  Nama Tagalog (Tagalog Name)   Kalamasi
Jurufoto (Photographer) CS Ooi

Nota Ringkas (Short Notes)


Buah Limau Kasturi digunakan sebagai perasa kerana rasa masam-manisnya. Ia juga digunakan untuk pelbagai resipi masakan tempatan. Pokoknya berduri, renek, dan senang berbuah.

The fruit is used as a special flavouring because of its sour-sweet taste. It is used in many local recipies. The plant is a small thorny shrub, bearing an abundance of small juicy lime fruits.

Rujukan (References)

     Buku (Books)

1.       Common Fruits; Betty Molesworth Arllen; (1975, 81); Longmans; Britain.
            Britain. - mukasurat (page) 38
2.       Gardening in the Tropics; M Greensill; (1967); Evans Bros. Ltd.;
            Britain. - mukasurat (page) 210
3.       Malaysian Fruits in Colour; HF Chin & HS Yong; (1981); Tropical
            Press Sdn Bhd.; Malaysia. - mukasurat (page) 46
4.       Tropica; Alfred Byrd Graf; (1978, 1981); Roehrs Company; USA.
            - mukasurat (page) 974,
5.       Tropical Fruits of Malaysia & Singapore; Wendy Hutton; (1996);
            Peripals; Singapore.

Inquiries     (Pertanyaan)
Ooi Chooi Seng P.P.N.,
259 Jalan 17/8,
46400 Petaling Jaya
February 2002