It is a variety of citrus fruit, which in Colombia also called sweet lime. It belongs to the family Rutaceae. There are many varieties of files because they are hybrids of Carballo sweet citrus and citrus acids. The most common in Colombia is the variety Citrus limetta which receives other common names like sweet, lima chichona or lime bergamot, sweet lemon, limonson or lemon of Rome. In Colombia the tree we say lime or lime tree.
