Citrus garrawayi F.M.Bailey

Tree to 10 m high, to 20 cm d.b.h., semi-deciduous in dry season; spines 2–5 mm long, solitary, sometimes few; leafy twigs hairy when young. Leaves: petiole 2–4 mm long, not winged, articulated with lamina; lamina broadly lanceolate to rhomboid, 30–45 mm long by 15–20 mm wide in mature plants, cuneate at base, subcrenulate especially distally, obtuse to rounded or sometimes emarginate, coriaceous. Flowers usually solitary, bisexual. Petals linear-oblong, white. Stamens c. 25, free. Ovary 4-or 5-locular. Fruit ovoid to ellipsoid, to 10 cm long, 2 cm diam., 4-or 5-locular with many seeds; pericarp pale yellow or green with sunken oil-glands; flesh green or pink, pleasantly acidic. Seeds ovoid, 3-angled.

A tropical and subtropical plant. It grows naturally in the Gulf District in Australia and on Goodenough Island in Papua New Guinea. It grows as an understorey shrub in the deciduous vine forests. Plants need some protection when small. They need good drainage. Brisbane Botanical Gardens.

The fruit can be used for processing into drinks or marmalade.

Plants can be grown from seed. They can be grown from cuttings on a heat bed but rooting is slow and can take 6 months. They can be budded onto citrus rootstocks. Because the buds are small this takes some skill to be successful.