Microcitrus australasica

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Read about Microcitrus australasica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Microcitrus australasica, Swingle (Citrus australasica, F. Muell.). Finger-lime. Spiny shrub or small tree, 15-30 or even 40 ft. in height, native to the mountain scrubs of N. New S. Wales and Queensland: juvenile lvs. very small, oval or ovate, on stiff spreading branchlets; mature lvs. small, obovate, cuneate or rhomboidal, ½−1½ X ½−¾ in.: frs. finger-shaped, 2½−4 x ¾−1 in., smooth-skinned. Ill. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5:572, figs. 1-4.—Young plants of the finger-lime are very ornamental, having successive tiers of horizontal spiny branchlets with juvenile foliage somewhat like a young araucaria. They flower and fruit when but a few years old. The finger-shaped frs. contain a rather disagreeably pungent acid juice. This species is promising for breeding purposes because of its hardiness. It is also promising for use as a hedge plant in warm climates because of its dense spiny branches, dwarf habit, and ability to grow from cuttings. A variety of this species (M. australasica var. sanguinea), the red-fruited finger-lime, has blood-red frs. with a pinkish pulp. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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