These species were formerly included in the genera ”Microcitrus” and ”Eremocitrus”.<ref name=Lindsay>{{cite web|author=Lindsay, Lenore |title=Australian Limes|work=Australian Plants Online|url=http://asgap.org.au/APOL2006/dec06-1.html|publisher=Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) |access-date=2010-11-16| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101205161143/http://asgap.org.au/APOL2006/dec06-1.html| archive-date= 5 December 2010 | url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name=”APNI”>{{cite web |url=https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/90267 |title=””Eremocitrus” |website=[[Australian Plant Name Index]] (APNI) |publisher=Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, [[Australian Government]] |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref><ref name=”APNI2″>{{cite web |url=https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/57108 |title=””Microcitrus” |website=[[Australian Plant Name Index]] (APNI) |publisher=Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, [[Australian Government]] |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref> They have been used as a food source by [[indigenous Australians]] and [[Indigenous people of New Guinea|Indigenous New Guineans]] as well as early settlers and are used in modern Australian cuisine, including [[marmalade]] and sauces.<ref name=CSIRO>{{cite journal|title=Taming Wild Limes|journal=Ecos Magazine|year=2001|issue=107|publisher=CSIRO publishing|url=http://www.ecosmagazine.com/?paper=EC107p6}}</ref><ref name=factsheet>{{cite web |title=Australian native citrus-wild species, cultivars and hybrids|publisher=Primary Industries and Resources SA|url=http://www.homecitrusgrowers.co.uk/australiannativecitrus/Australian_Nativce_Citrus.pdf|access-date=2010-11-16}}</ref>
These species were formerly included in the genera ”Microcitrus” and ”Eremocitrus”.<ref name=Lindsay>{{cite web|author=Lindsay, Lenore |title=Australian Limes|work=Australian Plants Online|url=http://asgap.org.au/APOL2006/dec06-1.html|publisher=Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) |access-date=2010-11-16| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101205161143/http://asgap.org.au/APOL2006/dec06-1.html| archive-date= 5 December 2010 | url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name=”APNI”>{{cite web |url=https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/90267 |title=””Eremocitrus” |website=[[Australian Plant Name Index]] (APNI) |publisher=Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, [[Australian Government]] |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref><ref name=”APNI2″>{{cite web |url=https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/57108 |title=””Microcitrus” |website=[[Australian Plant Name Index]] (APNI) |publisher=Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, [[Australian Government]] |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref> They have been used as a food source by [[indigenous Australians]] and [[Indigenous people of New Guinea|Indigenous New Guineans]] as well as early settlers and are used in modern Australian cuisine, including [[marmalade]] and sauces.<ref name=CSIRO>{{cite journal|title=Taming Wild Limes|journal=Ecos Magazine|year=2001|issue=107|publisher=CSIRO publishing|url=http://www.ecosmagazine.com/?paper=EC107p6}}</ref><ref name=factsheet>{{cite web |title=Australian native citrus-wild species, cultivars and hybrids|publisher=Primary Industries and Resources SA|url=http://www.homecitrusgrowers.co.uk/australiannativecitrus/Australian_Nativce_Citrus.pdf|access-date=2010-11-16}}</ref>
Species include:
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== Species from Australia ==
== Species from Australia ==
* ”[[Citrus gracilis]]” (”’Kakadu lime”’ or ”’Humpty Doo lime”’) grows in eucalypt woodland in the [[Northern Territory]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://citruspages.free.fr/australian.html#gracilis|title=Citrus Pages / Native Australian varieties|author=Jorma Koskinen and Sylvain Jousse|work=free.fr}}</ref><ref name=factsheet/> and was first described in the scientific literature in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/73236/Tel7Mab333.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=Rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002183628/http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/73236/Tel7Mab333.pdf |archive-date=2 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ”[[Citrus gracilis]]” (”’Kakadu lime”’ or ”’Humpty Doo lime”’) grows in eucalypt woodland in the [[Northern Territory]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://citruspages.free.fr/australian.html#gracilis|title=Citrus Pages / Native Australian varieties|author=Jorma Koskinen and Sylvain Jousse|work=free.fr}}</ref><ref name=factsheet/> and was first described in the scientific literature in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/73236/Tel7Mab333.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=Rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002183628/http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/73236/Tel7Mab333.pdf |archive-date=2 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ”[[Citrus inodora]]” (”’Russell River lime”’ or ”’large-leaf Australian wild lime”’) is rare, and endemic to northern [[Queensland]].<ref name=factsheet/>
* ”[[Citrus inodora]]” (”’Russell River lime”’ or ”’large-leaf Australian wild lime”’) is rare, and endemic to northern [[Queensland]].<ref name=factsheet/>
* ”[[Citrus maideniana]]” (”’Maiden’s Australian wild lime”’)<ref name=factsheet/> may be a subspecies of ”C. inodora”.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://citruspages.free.fr/australian.html#maideniana|title=Citrus Pages / Native Australian varieties|author=Jorma Koskinen and Sylvain Jousse|work=free.fr}}</ref>
* ”[[Citrus maideniana]]” (”’Maiden’s Australian wild lime”’)<ref name=factsheet/> may be a subspecies of ”C. inodora”.<ref = />
===Cultivars===
===Cultivars===
Lime cultivar
Australian limes are species of the plant genus Citrus that are native to Australia and Papua New Guinea.
These species were formerly included in the genera Microcitrus and Eremocitrus.[1][2][3] They have been used as a food source by indigenous Australians and Indigenous New Guineans as well as early settlers and are used in modern Australian cuisine, including marmalade and sauces.[4][5]
Species include:[6]
Species from Australia
Natural species
Cultivars
A number of cultivars have been developed in recent years. These can be grafted on to standard citrus rootstocks. They may be grown as ornamental trees in the garden or in containers.[9]
Grafted standards are available for some varieties.[1] The cultivars include:
- ‘Australian Outback’ (or ‘Australian Desert’), developed from several desert lime varieties
- ‘Australian Red Centre’ (or ‘Australian Blood’ or Blood Lime[citation needed]), a cross of finger lime[10] and a mandarin-lemon or mandarin-sweet orange hybrid
- ‘Australian Sunrise’, a hybrid cross of finger lime and a calomondin which is pear shaped and orange inside
- ‘Rainforest Pearl’, a pink-fruited form of finger lime from Bangalow, New South Wales
- ‘Sunrise Lime’ (Citrus × oliveri), a hybrid of finger lime and calamondin.[11][12]
- ‘Outback Lime’, a desert lime cultivar[10]
Species from Papua New Guinea
Citrus species in Papua New Guinea have not been extensively studied, so the true number of species is unknown.
Identification
An identification key[20] exists for the known Australian limes (not including species from Papua New Guinea). The leaves of some species broaden dramatically with age.[21]
