Also known as “Dooja” or Gympie lime or – Occurs naturally on the fringe of lowland sub-tropical rainforests of southeast Qld, from Brisbane northwards. This slender tree can reach up to 15m in height and 6-8m in diameter with multiple trunks, making it the most vigorous of the native citrus. The round knobbly fruit, usually reaching 3.5-4 cm in diameter have a distinctive and recognisably citrus flavour, with a similar globular texture to the more commonly known Finger Lime.
The round lime is suitable for including in cordials, sauces, marmalades and lime flavouring. The skin is very thick (up to 7mm) and has potential for culinary use, such as grating into spice pastes, or for candied peel and may also have potential for essential oil extraction.
175mm | $24.90 AU | In Production | 
| Height | Frost tol. | Pollination req'd | Evergreen/Deciduous | Harvest period |
| 3-7 | Medium | No | Evergreen | Autumn |
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Beware of vicious needle like thorns. Unlike the finger lime, I found this one to be very slow growing, despite adequate care. Fruit very useful for Asian food and flavouring. Heavy bearer. | David White - Newcastle, NSW 30-May-2006
It makes delicious lime gelati. Mix up a syrup of 220g of sugar with one cup of water. Bring to boil for one minute ,cool and add pulp from 3 limes and a cup of cream or yogurt. Freeze to a mush,beat and refreeze or use ice cream maker. | Jan Drynan - Mt Gipps, QLD 16-Dec-2008
Does anyone have a good recipe for marmalde for round limes. What do I do with the thick skin? | Jan Drynan - Mt Gipps, QLD 16-Dec-2008
Try to extract oil with the bubblebag system | John Keys - London, UK 20-Feb-2009
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