Sterile material only. DNA examination shows it matches “Sunrise Lime” (Citrus ×oliveri Mabb.)
The Australian Sunrise lime is a seedling of a Faustrimedin (originally bred in California in 1911), a hybrid of the Finger lime (Citrus australasica) and the Calamondin (Citrus ×microcarpa), itself a hybrid between the Nagami kumquat (Citrus japonica 'Nagami') and the sour mandarin (Citrus sunki)
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
7 Balgownie Grove, Naenae, Lower Hutt
Verbatim locality:
7 Balgownie Grove, Naenae, Lower Hutt
Verbatim collector:
Neville Chun
Standardised collector:
Neville Chun
Verbatim date:
2 Jul 2013
Start date:
2013-07-02
Land District:
Wellington Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Notes:
8 plants present. Sold in New Zealand.MPI Investigator: Carolyn Bleach