Common name
English: Pomelo
German: Pampelmuse
Mandarin: 柚 (you)
Portuguese: Pomelo
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Sapindales (72)
Family: Rutaceae (18)(family description)
Genus: Citrus (3)
Epithet: maxima (Burm. f.) Merr. (4)
Synonyms: Aurantium decumana (L.) Mill., Citrus decumana (L.) L., Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck
decumana => from east to west
grandis => large, big
maxima => largest
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Citrus maxima at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [123] Citrus Research International, South Africa
- [124] Citrus Research Board, USA
- [1194] Citrus - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
- [1633] Citrus maxima - Flora of China @ efloras.org