Citrus gracilis Mabb.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Citrus

Characteristics

Straggly tree to 4 m high, often coppicing and suckering; spines to 12 mm long, solitary; twigs terete, fawn-pubescent when young. Leaves: petiole c. 3–15 mm long, often articulated with lamina; lamina oblanceolate to sublinear, 30–45 (–70) mm long, 8–11 (–20) mm wide, acute to cuneate at base, sometimes distally crenulate, acute. Flowers usually solitary, rarely in fascicles of 3, 5-merous, bisexual or functionally male, ± subsessile. Calyx c. 2 mm long. Petals c. 8 mm long, pinkish white. Stamens 26–30, free. Ovary 8-or 9-locular. Fruit globose.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Environment

Grows in eucalypt woodland with grassy understorey, in sandy or gravelly soils. 
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Fruits said to be eaten by Aboriginal people.
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Cultivation

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Optimum temperature (C°) 23 - 30
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Distribution

Citrus gracilis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1001670-1
WFO ID wfo-0000608027
COL ID VMK6
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Synonyms

Citrus gracilis