Pomelo or shaddock includes cultivars with round to obovoid fruit much favored for festival decoration as well as eating. No truly wild plants (presumably with much smaller fruit) have been seen. Citrus maxima is a parent with C. reticulata of C.
CITRUS MAXIMA (C. grandis) - Pummelo, Shaddock
CITRUS RETICULATA X CITRUS MAXIMA - Tangelo
CITRUS RETICULATA X CITRUS SINENSIS - Tangor
CLAUSENA LANSIUM - Wampi, Wampee
COCCOLOBA UVIFERA - Sea Grape
COCCOLOBA SPECIES - Big Leaf Sea Grape ...
Important members of the genus Citrus include the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis), the sour orange (C. aurantium), the lemon (C. limon), the shaddock or pomelo (C. maxima), the citron (C. medica) and the lime (C. aurantiifolia).
The pomelo (also called shaddock, for the man who first took it to England as a curiosity) was introduced into the West Indies, where it is thought that a seedling sport or mutation resulted in the grapefruit.
Following the introduction of all fruit from England, figs, pomegranates, lemons, shaddocks and more once grew here in abundance and were exported to England and America, but no more. Locally, many rents were once paid in fruit.
Citrus grandis - Shaddock; Pumelo
Citrus japonica (Fortunella japonica) - Kumquat
Citrus limon - Lemon
Citrus medica - Citron
Citrus paradisi - Grapefruit
Citrus reticulata - Mandarin
Citrus sinensis - Sweet Orange ...
Nombres relacionados: Chu-huan (chino), Citrus decumana (sinónimo), Citrus grandis (sinónimo), Hiam-yuen (chino), Hu-kan (chino), Pampelmusa (castellano), Panus (hindi), Pomelo (castellano), Rutaceae (familia), Sadaphal (hindi), Shaddock (inglés), ...
The pomelo is also known as a shaddock. The pomelo tree is spiny, spreading and grows to a height of 50 ft. The leaves are dark green and shiny and the flowers are white and strongly scented.
 See also: Citrus, Grape, Green, Grapefruit, India
  
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