''Citrus garrawayi'', the Mount White lime, is a tree native to the
Cape York region of northern
Queensland
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in
Australia. It is an
understory
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tree in
tropical rainforests
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''Citrus garrawayi'' is a shrub or small tree up to , 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.
The species is often included in the genus ''
Microcitrus'' rather than in the genus ''Citrus''.
See also
*
Citrus taxonomy for Australian and New Guinean species
References
External links
Bushfood
garrawayi
Edible plants
Flora of Queensland
Plants described in 1900
Sapindales of Australia
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