Biology:Citrus warburgiana

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Short description: Species of citrus tree

Citrus warburgiana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species:
C. warburgiana
Binomial name
Citrus warburgiana
Synonyms

Microcitrus warburgiana (F.M. Bailey) Tanaka

Citrus warburgiana. the kakamadu or New Guinea wild lime,[1][2] grows on the south coast of the Papuan Peninsula near Alotau[3][4] 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.[5][6] It is taxonomically an Australian lime:

Australian limes
former Eremocitrus

Citrus glauca

former Microcitrus

Citrus warburgiana

Citrus inodora

Citrus maideniana

Citrus garrawayi

Citrus australasica

Citrus australis

[7]

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 garrawayi.[8]

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References

  • {{citation

| mode = cs1 | title = Microcitrus warburgiana | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?24251 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = }}

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15390977 entry