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Citrus garrawayi

Citrus garrawayi
Photo: Bailey, Frederick Manson, 1827-1915, No restrictions

Citrus garrawayi, the Mount White lime, is a rare understory shrub or small tree from the rainforests of Cape York, northern Queensland, Australia. It is grown mainly by collectors and needs warm, humid, frost-free conditions with consistent moisture.

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the root zone evenly moist and never waterlogged; water more often in growing season.
Soil
Free-draining, humus-rich mix with good organic content.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts

About

Citrus garrawayi, the Mount White lime, is a tree native to the Cape York region of northern Queensland in Australia. It is an understory tree in tropical rainforests.

Citrus garrawayi is a shrub or small tree up to 15 m (49 ft), with broad lanceolate leaves. Fruits are elongated, yellowish-green with green pulp. The fruits are edible but the species is rare and grows in an isolated location, so there has to date been no commercial use of it.

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Calamansi · Citrofortunella · Nasnaran Mandarin · Ada Jamir · Key lime · Bitter orange · Bergamot orange · Ichang Lemon or Ichang papeda · Celebes papeda · Clementine · Heen naran · Daidai

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Citrus garrawayi 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.

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