Citrus australis
Citrus australis, the Dooja, round lime, Australian lime or Australian round lime, is a large shrub or small tree producing an edible fruit. It grows in forest margins in the Beenleigh area and northwards, in Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Citrus australis | |
Citrus australis is a tree up to 20 m tall. Fruits are spherical or slightly pear-shaped, 25–50 mm across, with a thick green or yellow skin and pale green pulp.[3] The 1889 book The Useful Native Plants of Australia records that "The fruit, which is an inch and a-half in diameter and almost globular, yields an agreeable beverage from its acid juice."[4]
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References
- Planchon, Jules Émile. 1858. Hortus Donatensis 18, Citrus australis
- "Citrus australis (RUTACEAE) Native lime, Round lime". Save our Waterways Now. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
- Citrus pages, Native Australian Citrus, Citrus australis
- J. H. Maiden (1889). The useful native plants of Australia : Including Tasmania. Turner and Henderson, Sydney.
- Jorma Koskinen and Sylvain Jousse. "Citrus Pages / Native Australian varieties". free.fr.
External links
- "Citrus australis (A.Cunn. ex Mudie) Planch". Atlas of Living Australia.
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