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Citrus australasica
Also called Finger Lime
Finger lime is a thorny understorey shrub or small tree from subtropical rainforest in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales, grown for its caviar-like citrus pearls. It does best in a warm, frost-free spot with good drainage and regular water.
Citrus australasica, the finger lime or caviar lime, is a thorny understorey shrub or small tree of lowland subtropical rainforest in the coastal border region of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. It has edible fruits which are grown as a commercial crop.
The finger lime is native to the southeastern corner of Queensland and the northeastern corner of New South Wales, from the area around Brisbane to the Clarence River. It grows in coastal rainforest and extends into neighbouring open forest, often on soils derived from basalt. It is favoured by disturbance.
Australian Round Lime · Queensland wild lime · New Guinea Wild Lime · Brown River Finger Lime
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Citrus australasica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
