Citrus warburgiana
| Citrus warburgiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. warburgiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Citrus warburgiana F.M. Bailey | |
| Synonyms | |
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Microcitrus warburgiana (F.M. Bailey) Tanaka | |
Citrus warburgiana (Kakamadu or New Guinea Wild Lime)[1][2] grows on the south coast of the Papuan Peninsula near Alatau[3] (pictures) in Papua-New Guinea.
It is a poorly known tree species. It has dark green, spherical fruits about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in diameter.[4][5] It is taxonomically an Australian lime:
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This wild lime is a species of Microcitrus according to the Swingle system, called Microcitrus warburgiana, and according to the classification of David Mabberley, it is to be called Citrus warburgiana. It is the only Microcitrus coming from outside Australia. Being native to New Guinea, the closest Microcitrus to it is a thousand miles away, namely Citrus garrawayae.[7]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Jorma Koskinen and Sylvain Jousse. "Citrus Pages / Native Australian varieties". free.fr.
- ↑ Paul I. Forster and Malcolm W. Smith (2010), "Citrus wakonai P.I.Forst. & M.W.Sm. (Rutaceae), a new species from Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea" (PDF), Austrobaileya, 8 (2): 133–138, JSTOR 41739123
- ↑ Mike Saalfeld. "Citrus wakonai". homecitrusgrowers.co.uk.
- ↑ Citrus pages, Native Australian Citrus, Citrus warburgiana
- ↑ Frederick Manson Bailey. 1901. Annual Report on British New Guinea 142, Reprint of the British New Guinea, Citrus warburgiana
- ↑ Jorma Koskinen and Sylvain Jousse. "Citrus Pages / Native Australian varieties". free.fr.
- ↑ "warburgiana". ucr.edu.
References
External links
- Home Citrus Grower with photos
