Note · Citrus
Finger lime
Citrus australasica
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Finger lime grows on a thorny shrub in Australia's rainforests. Its fruit, elongated like a finger, can be green, brown, red or almost black; inside, the pulp forms tiny pearls that burst on the tongue, which earned it the nickname of citrus caviar. Its scent recalls lime, with a bright acidity and more herbaceous facets. The Bundjalung people, of the Byron Bay region, call it gulalung.
What it brings
A sparkling, green acidity, livelier than lemon's.
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Material profile
- Family
- Citrus
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Citrus australasica
- Origin
- A small citrus fruit from the rainforests of eastern Australia (Queensland, New South Wales).
- On Volute
- 2 fragrances