''Citrus gracilis'', the Humpty Doo lime or Kakadu lime, is a straggly shrub

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savannah woodlands of

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. ''Citrus gracilis'' is similar to the New Guinea species '' Citrus wintersii'' but with much larger fruits. The leaves are small and slender, and the bark is corky. The fruit is globose, lumpy and up to in diameter.Plant profile, ''Citrus gracilis''

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* Bushfood gracilis Flora of the Northern Territory Sapindales of Australia Plants described in 1998 gracilis {{Fruit-stub