Citrus australasica

Australian finger lime
Green skin type finger lime
Green skin type finger lime
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species:
C. australasica
Binomial name
Citrus australasica
Synonyms[1]

Citrus australasica, the Australian finger lime or caviar lime, is a thorny understorey shrub or small tree of lowland subtropical rainforest and rainforest in the coastal border region of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.

It has edible fruits which are under development as a commercially sold crop.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Citrus australasica F.Muell. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  2. ^ "Citrus pages, Native Australian Citrus, Citrus australasica". users.kymp.net. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  3. ^ Mueller, Ferdinand von (April 2, 1858). Fragmenta phytographiæ Australiæ /. Vol. v.1 1858-59. Auctoritate Gubern. Coloniæ Victoriæ, Ex Officina Joannis Ferres. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2020.