Citrus longispina
Wester
Winged lime, Blacktwig lime
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Summary
Source: WikipediaCitrus longispina (winged lime, blacktwig lime, or megacarpa papeda) is an unusual sweet lime-like citrus that has been classed as a papeda. It is called Tai la mi san in Chinese, Taramisan in Japanese and Tanisan or Talamisan in the Philippines.
Description
A small tree. It grows 2-3 m tall. It has dark brown to black twigs. The leaves are pale green. The fruit are in clusters on slender twigs that hang down. The fruit are pale yellow. T hey are round and up to 8 cm across.
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. The pulp is very juicy, mildly acid, with a tinge of orange yellow, aromatic and pleasantly flavoured. It is sometimes used as a breakfast fruit and also to make drinks. The thin-skinned fruit is about 6cm in diameter. The fruit is a poor keeper.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
It is a temperate to subtropical plant
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Japan, Philippines, SE Asia,
Cultivation
A fairly productive plant. The plant produces numerous suckers.
Propagation
Seed - There are very few seeds in the fruit, these are of medium size, fairly plump, more or less reticulate, polyembryonic, but of poor germinating qualities.
Other Uses
The dense growth of the plant, combined with the numerous suckers and the formidable spines, would make this plant a good live fence.
Notes
The scientific name is still ambiguous.
Also Known As
Tai la mi san, Talamisan, Tanisan, Taramisan
References (3)
- Citrus variety. University of California
- Ferns, Useful Tropical Plants.
- Wikipedia
