Limeta

The limeta is a virid tree which grows in the tropical regions, particularly in northern and coastal Anásthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnásthias

Anásthias [a-NAS-thee-ass / ænæsθiːæs], or [an-ass-THEE-as] is an equatorial island continent, heart of the Civilised World. The north straddles the equator and is hot and humid, while most of the equatorial centre is an upland plateau with fertile river valleys, and stretches of arid plains and desert in the shadow of the mountains. The south is temperate but more wild, separated from the civilisations of the north by the almost impassable HartheraOrorr. The fruits are round with dark greenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreen

The Green Kingdom of flora and fauna includes humans, mammals, birds, whales, greenfish, and most green plants and crops cultivated by humankind. leathery skin and distinctive red flesh. They are one of the few viridplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVirid

Referring to the Virid Kingdom of flora and fauna, toxic to human life. fruits grown for human consumption, havin a sweet and distinctively acrid taste.

Like most virid vegetation the skin and flesh are toxic when eaten whole, but the strained juice can be consumed safely, with a sweet flavor and a characteristic burning sensation. The juice It is used in many sweets and drinks particularly in northeastern Ororr, notably the fiery Gobalay spirit, kikeht. It is also used to make limeta leather - boiled with sugar, spread into a layer and dried in the sun before being cut into strips, making a chewy confection.

A bitter essential oil is distilled from the skins, used in perfumery and as a preservative for wood and furniture, since it both repels wood-boring pests and veilspor, whilst adding a pleasing aroma. Limeta wood is resistant to pests and corrosion, so is used for small items like chairs, jewellery and cosmetic boxes, and other small personal items. Although the wood is fragrant and useful, limeta trees grow with very characteristically twisted limbs and trunk, so the wood it is not considered to be of sufficient quality for large items. Limeta branches were traditionally woven to make Gobalay coracles, one-person boats used to cross rivers and for fishing in shallow water.