Citrus warburgiana explained

Citrus warburgiana. the kakamadu or New Guinea wild lime,^[1] grows on the south coast of the Papuan Peninsula near Alotau^{[2] [3]} in Papua-New Guinea.

It is a poorly known tree species. It has dark green, spherical fruits about in diameter.^{[4] [5]} It is taxonomically an Australian lime:

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This wild lime is a species of Microcitrus according to the Swingle system, called Microcitrus warburgiana, and according to the classification of David Mabberley, it is to be called Citrus warburgiana. It is the only Microcitrus coming from outside Australia. Being native to New Guinea, the closest Microcitrus to it is 1600km (1,000miles) away, namely Citrus garrawayi.^[7]

See also

• Citrus taxonomy

References

• • Citrus Genome

External links

• Home Citrus Grower with photos

Notes and References

1. Web site: Citrus Pages / Native Australian varieties. Jorma Koskinen. Sylvain Jousse. amp. free.fr.
2. Web site: Citrus wakonai. Mike Saalfeld. homecitrusgrowers.co.uk.
3. http://www.homecitrusgrowers.co.uk/australianpngnativecitrus/The_Quest_for_Wakonai19.html (pictures)
4. http://citruspages.free.fr/australian.php#warburgiana Citrus pages, Native Australian and New Guinean citrus, Citrus warburgiana
5. Frederick Manson Bailey. 1901. Annual Report on British New Guinea 142, Reprint of the British New Guinea, Citrus warburgiana
6. Web site: Citrus Pages / Native Australian varieties. Jorma Koskinen. Sylvain Jousse. amp. free.fr.
7. Web site: warburgiana . ucr.edu.