Citrus garrawayi explained

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.[1]

Citrus garrawayi is a shrub or small tree up to, 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.[2]

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

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External links

Web site: Citrus garrawayi F.M.Bailey . Atlas of Living Australia .

Notes and References

  1. Frederick Manson Bailey. 1900. Queensland Agricultural Journal 15:491, Citrus garrawayi
  2. http://citruspages.free.fr/australian.html#garrowayi Citrus pages, Native Australian Citrus, Citrus garrawayae
  3. Web site: Citrus Pages / Native Australian varieties. Jorma Koskinen and Sylvain Jousse. free.fr.