The pomelo, Citrus maxima (Merr., Burm. f.) or Citrus grandis (L.), is a citrus fruit, usually a pale green to yellow when ripe, with sweet white (or, more rarely, pink or red) flesh and very thick spongy rind. It is the largest citrus fruit, ranging from the size of an extra-large grapefruit to the diameter of a basketball, and usually weighing between 1 and 2 kg. Other names for pomelo include pummelo, pommelo, Chinese grapefruit, Lusho Fruit, jabong, pompelmous, and shaddock,
Kingdom: Platae |
(unranked): Angiosperms |
(unranked): Eudicots |
(unranked): Rosids |
Order: Sapindales |
Family: Rutaceae |
Genus: Citrus |
Species: C. maxima |
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