Citrus gracilis, the Humpty Doo lime or Kakadu lime, is a straggly shrub endemic to eucalypt savannah woodlands of Northern Territory, Australia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. gracilis
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Citrus gracilis is similar to the New Guinea species Citrus wintersii but with much larger fruits. The leaves are small and slender, and the bark is corky. The fruit is globose, lumpy and up to 10 cm (3.9 in) in diameter.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Citrus pages, Native Australian Citrus, Citrus gracilis". Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ Mabberley, David John (1998). "Australian Citreae with notes on other Aurantioideae (Rutaceae)" (PDF). Telopea. 7 (4): 340. doi:10.7751/telopea19982004.
Citrus gracilis
- ^ Plant profile, Citrus gracilis Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
External links
editFinding Citrus gracilis - part 1 Finding Citrus gracilis - part 2
- "Citrus gracilis Mabb". Atlas of Living Australia.
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