Citrus australasica, the finger lime or caviar lime, is a thorny understorey shrub or small tree of lowland subtropical rainforest in the coastal border region of Queensland and New South Wales, Austr
Finger lime with juice vesicles and seeds partially extracted
Fruit on the tree
Two red finger limes, shown next to an Australian ten-cent coin (23 mm (0.91 in) diameter)
Red finger lime with juice vesicles partially extracted
Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, such as citrons, mandarins, and pomelos. Many important citrus crops have been develo
Citrus australasica
…in many different colours ranging from light pink to deep blue-green. Finger lime is thought to have the widest range of colour variation within any Citrus species. View a map of recorded sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium…