''Citrus inodora'' or ''
Microcitrus inodora
Citrus taxonomy refers to the botanical classification of the species, varieties, cultivars, and graft hybrids within the genus ''Citrus'' and related genera, found in cultivation and in the wild.
Citrus taxonomy is complex and controversial. ...
'', commonly known as Russell River lime or large leaf Australian wild lime,
is a tree native to the
Bellenden-Ker Range in northern
Queensland
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Australia.
It grows in lowland
tropical rainforest
Tropical rainforests are rainforests that occur in areas of tropical rainforest climate in which there is no dry season – all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm – and may also be referred to as ''lowland equa ...
. Much of its native habitat has now been cleared for agricultural use, so the species has become quite rare. There has to date been no commercial use of the fruits.
''Citrus inodora'' is a shrub up to tall. The fruit is egg-shaped and yellowish-green. Leaves and flowers are essentially odourless, lacking the aromatic oils characteristic of the genus.
Varieties
''Citrus maideniana'', also known as ''Microcitrus maideniana'', ''Citrus inodora'' var. ''maideniana'', and Maiden's Australian lime, is sometimes considered a variety or subspecies of ''Citrus inodora''. The two have similar distributions and the deeply depressed apex of the fruit of ''Citrus maideniana'' is the only difference between it and ''Citrus inodora''. It is sometimes considered a synonym of ''Citrus inodora''.
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Edible plants
Flora of Queensland
Plants described in 1889
Sapindales of Australia
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