Black Twig Lime Papeda Budwood

Citrus longispina.

The blacktwig lime, winged lime, megacarpa papeda, Tai la mi san, Taramisan or Tanisan is an unusual sweet, lime like, citrus.

The citrus tree features striking colors: a background of dark-colored twigs, pale green leaves, and pale yellow fruit. Twigs are unusually dark brown, almost black. The tree can reach eight feet (2.4 m) in height, and often has a spreading bushy appearance. Twigs are commonly long and bent down by the heavy fruit load.

Fruits comes in clusters and the flesh has a fair amount of natural sugar and a lime flavor. It lacks the intensity of acid found in more common citrus fruits. The fruit is spherical, about eight cm (3.1 in) in diameter. The tree has many long, strong thorns.

Prepared by the Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection at The University of California Riverside.