Australian lime
![The Australian Outback Lime, a cultivar of the Desert Lime (C. glauca)](/Images/godic/202501/29/CSIRO_ScienceImage_3400_The_Australian_Outback_Lime3503.jpg")
![Finger Lime](/Images/godic/202501/29/Citrus_australasica_green_fruit13503.JPG")
![Desert lime](/Images/godic/202501/29/Citrus_glauca_fruit3504.jpg")
![Blood Lime (biggest, red), Sunrise Lime (orange, pear-shaped) and the Outback Lime, a small, green cultivar of the Desert Lime](/Images/godic/202501/29/CSIRO_ScienceImage_3592_New_lime_varieties_bred_from_native_Australian_limes3504.jpg")
Australian limes are species of the plant genus Citrus that are native to Australia and Papua New Guinea.
These species were formerly included in the genera Microcitrus and Eremocitrus. They have been used as a food source by indigenous Australians as well as early settlers and are used in modern Australian cuisine, including marmalade and sauces.