Citrus glauca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Genus: | Citrus |
Species: | C. glauca
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Binomial name | |
Citrus glauca | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Citrus glauca, commonly known as the desert lime, is a thorny shrub or small tree native to Queensland, New South Wales, and South Australia.[2][3] The 1889 book The Useful Native Plants of Australia records the common names native kumquat and desert lemon.[4]