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Details for: PI 312873,
Citrus australasica
F. Muell., Australian finger lime
Summary
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Taxonomy
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrus australasica
F. Muell.
Top Name:
Australian finger lime
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Maintained:
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Riverside
Received by NPGS:
30 Mar 1966
PI Assigned:
1966
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Inventory Volume:
174
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrus australasica
F. Muell.
Top Name:
Australian finger lime
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Maintained:
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Riverside
Received by NPGS:
30 Mar 1966
PI Assigned:
1966
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
California, United States
Developer(s):
Furr, Joe, USDCS
Donated
30 March 1966.
New South Wales, Australia
Donor(s):
Department of Agriculture
Accession Names and Identifiers
Australian finger lime
Type: Local name
Narrative
Citrus australasica
F. Muell.
Genus:
Citrus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:
10692
Place of publication:
Fragm. 1:26. 1858
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/760548
Verified:
04/17/2020
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Citrus australasica
F. Muell. var.
australasica
Microcitrus australasica
(F. Muell.) Swingle
Microcitrus australasica
(F. Muell.) Swingle var.
australasica
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Citrus australasica
F. Muell. var.
sanguinea
F. M. Bailey
Microcitrus australasica
(F. Muell.) Swingle var.
sanguinea
(F. M. Bailey) Swingle
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Australian finger-lime
as
Microcitrus australasica
1
Swingle, W. T. & P. C. Reece.
1967. The botany of Citrus and its wild relatives.
Note:
as
Microcitrus australasica
English
finger-lime
as
Microcitrus australasica
1
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Note:
as
Microcitrus australasica
German
australische Limette
as
Microcitrus australasica
2
Reichel, S.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. German common names as
Microcitrus australasica
Swedish
fingerlime
as
Microcitrus australasica
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Name
References
Annotations
Nomenclature Name Change:
17 Apr 2020, from
Microcitrus australasica
(F. Muell.) Swingle to
Citrus australasica
F. Muell.
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Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
Tree habit
General growth habit of tree.
3 - drooping
0
CITRUS.TREEDATA.89
Not Available
GROWTH
Tree shape
General shape of tree.
2 - spheroid
0
CITRUS.TREEDATA.89
Not Available
GROWTH
Tree vigor
General vigor of tree.
2 - medium
0
CITRUS.TREEDATA.89
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Vegetative Life Cycle
Evergreen vs. deciduous .
1 - evergreen
0
CITRUS.TREEDATA.89
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Shoot tip color
Color of shoot tip.
1 - green
0
CITRUS.TREEDATA.89
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf type
Leaf type .
1 - simple
0
CITRUS.TREEDATA.89
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf shape
Shape of leaves.
2 - ovate
0
CITRUS.TREEDATA.89
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf form
Ratio of petiole to lamina.
1 - sessile
0
CITRUS.TREEDATA.89
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf margin
Type of leaf margin.
1 - crenate
0
CITRUS.TREEDATA.89
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Length of fruit
Mean of 10 fruit (cm)
6
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Width of fruit
Mean of 10 fruit (cm)
1.8
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Shape of fruit
Shape of fruit
6 - obconate
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Shape of fruit apex
Blossom end
1 - mammiform
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Shape of fruit base
Stem end
3 - convex
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Color of fruit
At maturity
3 - yellow
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Epicarp surface texture
Epicarp surface texture
2 - rugose
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Adherence of epicarp
Adherence to mesocarp
1 - slight
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Thickness of mesocarp
Measured in mm
1
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Nature of oil glands
Nature of oil glands
1 - inconspicuous
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Number of segments per fruit
Number of segments per fruit
7
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Nature of segment membranes
Nature of segment membranes
1 - very fine
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit axis at maturity
Physiological maturity
1 - solid
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit axis at full ripeness
Fruit axis at full ripeness
1 - solid
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Color of pulp
Color of pulp
2 - yellow
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Texture of pulp
Texture of pulp
1 - fine
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Aroma of juice
Aroma of juice
2 - moderate
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Number of seeds
With pollinizer
4 - 11 to 20
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Color of juice
Color of juice
2 - yellow
10
CITRUS.FRUITJUICEDATA.92
Not Available