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Meet the tree
Pink finger lime belongs to the Australian species Citrus australasica, also widely known by the synonym Microcitrus australasica. Its native habitat is subtropical rainforest in eastern Australia.
The plant forms a densely branched, thorny shrub or small tree with unusually small leaves for a citrus. Its elongated fruit gives rise to the English name ‘finger lime’.
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Inside, the flesh separates into small juice vesicles that resemble pearls. In the pink selection described by the collection document, these have pink tones and a fresh, acidic character.
This texture has made finger limes interesting in contemporary cooking, where they can add freshness and small bursts of juice to fish, vegetables, desserts and drinks.
Pink describes the selection’s appearance rather than establishing a named cultivar. Australian harvest calendars are not transferred directly to the Sicilian tree: a local seasonal record is still needed.
