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Australian Round Lime (Citrus australis)

Description

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. 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.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Sapindales

            • Family: Rutaceae

              • Genus: Citrus