Blood lime

Blood lime
Blood limes
Hybrid parentage	Citrus australasica var. sanguinea x 'Ellendale Mandarin' hybrid
Origin	Australia

Blood limes (or 'Australian Blood Lime') are a hybrid citrus fruit developed by the CSIRO project to investigate salt-resistant crops.^[1]

While the limes proved unsuitable for high-salt conditions, they have seen some commercial development; the first commercial crop appeared in markets in Australia in July 2004, and are under consideration for export.^[2]

The blood lime is smaller than most limes, approximately 4 cm long by 2 cm diameter, and somewhat more sweet than the standard. It is egg-shaped and fruits in winter.^[3] The flesh inside a blood lime is red. The skin can be eaten with the fruit, it is mostly red or burgundy,^[2] but can sometimes be green like the standard lime.

The blood lime is a cross between the red finger lime (Citrus australasica var. sanguinea) and the 'Ellendale Mandarin' hybrid.^[4] The Ellendale is a sweet orange/mandarin cross.^[5] The medium sized trees which have thorns, may be planted as an ornamental.^[2]

References

↑ Powell, Robyn (31 May 2011). "In season". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
1 2 3 "Jamberoo Valley Farm Australian Blood Limes". jamberoovalleyfarm.com.au. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
↑ "Blood Lime Red Centre Native Lime - Citrus Gem". theplantshop.com.au. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
↑ "AUSTRALIAN BLOOD LIME". scienceimage.csiro.au. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
↑ "Australian Blood lime". Retrieved 16 May 2012.

Citrus
True species	Australian and Papuan wild limes Byeonggyul Citron Clymenia Indian wild orange Kumquat Mandarin Mangshanyegan Papeda Pomelo Yuzu
Major hybrids	Grapefruit Lemon Lime Orange
True and hybrid cultivars	Alemow Amanatsu Bergamot orange Bizzaria Bitter orange Blood lime Blood orange Buddha's hand Cam sành Cara cara navel Cherry orange Citrange Citrumelo Clementine Daidai Dekopon Fairchild tangerine Florentine citron Hassaku orange Hebesu Hyuganatsu Imperial lemon Iyokan Jabara Jaffa orange Kabbad Kabosu Kaffir lime Kakadu lime Kalpi Key lime Khasi papeda Kinnow Kishumikan Kiyomi Komikan Laraha Lumia Mandelo Mandora Melanesian papeda Melogold Meyer lemon Murcott Myrtle-leaved orange tree Ōgonkan Orangelo/Chironja Oroblanco Palestinian sweet lime Persian lime Perrine lemon Pixie mandarin Ponderosa lemon Ponkan Rangpur Reikou Rhobs el Arsa Rough lemon Sanboken Satsuma mandarin Setoka Shangjuan Shonan Gold Sudachi Sweet lemon Sweet limetta Tangelo Tangerine Tangor Ugli fruit Valencia orange Variegated pink lemon Winged lime Xã Đoài orange Yuukou mandarin
Non-hybrid citrons	Balady citron Corsican citron Diamante citron Fingered citron Greek citron Moroccan citron Yemenite citron
Non-hybrid mandarin oranges	Nanfengmiju Cleopatra mandarin Shīkwāsā
Non-hybrid papedas	Ichang papeda Citrus halimii or Mountain "citron"
Non-hybrid pomelos	Banpeiyu Dangyuja
Australian and Papuan citrus (Microcitrus, Eromocitrus, and Clymenia subgenera)	Australian outback lime Australian round lime Brown River finger lime Desert lime Mount white lime (Microcitrus) New Guinea wild lime Russell River lime Clymenia
Kumquat/Fortunella hybrids (×Citrofortunella)	Calamondin Citrangequat Limequat Orangequat Procimequat Sunquat Yuzuquat
Related genera	Citrus glauca Poncirus/Trifoliate orange Triphasia Brassii Grandifolia Trifolia
Drinks	Chūhai Curaçao Grapefruit juice Lemonade Limeade Orange juice Yuja-hwachae Yuja-cha
Products	Calcium citrate Citric acid Lemonene Limonene Neroli Orange flower water Orange oil Succade Zest
Diseases	Black spot CTV/Tristeza Exocortis Greening Mal secco Phytophthora citricola
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