Citrus warburgiana
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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 Alotau[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 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) away, namely Citrus garrawayae.[7]
See also
Notes
- ^ Jorma Koskinen; Sylvain Jousse. "Citrus Pages / Native Australian varieties". free.fr.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Paul I. Forster; 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
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ 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; Sylvain Jousse. "Citrus Pages / Native Australian varieties". free.fr.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ "warburgiana". ucr.edu.
References
- "Microcitrus warburgiana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- Citrus Genome
External links
- Home Citrus Grower with photos
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