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citrange
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Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Posts: 589
Location: UK - 15 miles west of London

Posted: Sat 14 Feb, 2009 8:58 am

Here's something I guarantee no-one on this forum has ever seen before!
Citrus gracilis - the most recently named citrus species - is a rare species from the tropical north of Australia. After years of trying, I have finally received a picture of an open flower. Sent to me by a keen botanist who works at the Northern Territories Herbarium and is building his own website about Darwin Region Flowers
Citrus gracilis flower:

You saw it here first!
Now, who's got a picture of the fruit?
Mike aka Citrange
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Laaz
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Joined: 12 Nov 2005
Posts: 5648
Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina

Posted: Sat 14 Feb, 2009 11:07 am

Great pic Mike. That is really cool. Look at the bark, it doesn't even look like citrus. I have heard of these before, but never seen them. I believe they are found in New Guinea as well as Australia.

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Millet
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Joined: 13 Nov 2005
Posts: 6657
Location: Colorado

Posted: Sat 14 Feb, 2009 4:51 pm

The flower has six petals, citrus are commonly a 5 petaled flower. - Millet (,435-)
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citrusboy
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Joined: 14 May 2006
Posts: 170
Location: Southern California Coastal

Posted: Sun 22 Feb, 2009 1:20 pm

The leaves look exactly like Eremocitrus Glauca. Very cool Mike! Thanks!

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