Citrus australasica

Finger lime
Finger lime fruits - whole and one with juice vesicles and seeds partially extracted
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species:
C. australasica
Binomial name
Citrus australasica
Synonyms
  • Microcitrus australasica (F.Muell.) Swingle
  • Citrus australasica var. sanguinea F.M.Bailey
  • Microcitrus australasica var. sanguinea (F.M.Bailey) Swingle

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, Australia. It has edible fruits which are grown as a commercial crop.