Citrus garrawayi, the Mount White lime, is a tree native to the Cape York region of northern Queensland in Australia. It is an understory tree in tropical rainforests.[2]

Mount White lime
62. Citrus australis 63. Citrus australasiaca 64. Citrus inodora 65. Citrus garrawayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species:
C. garrawayi
Binomial name
Citrus garrawayi
Synonyms[1]
  • Microcitrus garrawayae (F.M.Bailey) Swingle
  • Citrus garrawayae (F.M.Bailey)

Citrus garrawayi is a shrub or small tree up to 15 m (49 ft), with broad lanceolate leaves. Fruits are elongated, yellowish-green with green pulp. The fruits are edible but the species is rare and grows in an isolated location, so there has to date been no commercial use of it.[3]

The species is often included in the genus Microcitrus rather than in the genus Citrus.

Australian limes

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Citrus garrawayi F.M.Bailey — The Plant List". theplantlist.org.
  2. ^ Frederick Manson Bailey. 1900. Queensland Agricultural Journal 15:491, Citrus garrawayi
  3. ^ Citrus pages, Native Australian Citrus, Citrus garrawayae
  4. ^ Jorma Koskinen and Sylvain Jousse. "Citrus Pages / Native Australian varieties". free.fr.
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"Citrus garrawayi F.M.Bailey". Atlas of Living Australia.