Twigs green, hairless, slender spines present or spineless. Return to top of page. Twigs fuzzy if young. Buds rather large, grouped next to another, terminal bud larger. Husk is round to oblong, to 3 inches long and separates in four sections.
Nut is almost round, yellow to reddish or white, with spine on end extruding from shell.
Return to top of page. Twigs are green. Differs from other citrus with distinctly lance-shaped and tpering at both ends leaves. Fruit is much smaller that others. Return to top of page.