Red Champagne to market in Winter
September 3, 2012
This year red Champagne where showing up at the Melbourne markets at the height of winter. Although all the trays usually sold out with in an hour of the opening of trade, it is a good sign for those wanting to see the finger limes...
Tag Archives: Microcitrus
Ancestory of the Finger lime and its close friends
Further to the previous post on the hybrid ancestry of the finger lime (Microcitrus australascia or citrus australasica if you think its paternal heritage is more important. Although its mitochondria and chloroplasts are from its maternal ancestry giving a slightly … Continue reading
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Tagged Clymenia, Eremocitrus, Finger lime, Microcitrus
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To Call it Microcitrus or not, that is the question…
A recent study published in the Agricultural Sciences in China journal has shed some light on the “Long controversial taxonomic history” of citrus and it’s relatives. Until recent times taxonomy of Citrus (including Microcitrus) has been based on physical morphology, … Continue reading
