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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.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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|genus=Microcitrus
|species=australasica
|Min ht metric=cm
|Temp Metric=°F
|jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks!
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
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{{Inc|
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.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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