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Taxon:  Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. (Citrus Pummelo Group)



Summary
Genus:
Citrus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:
10744
Place of publication:
Interpr. Herb. amboin. 296. 1917
Comment:
  • Burman's basionym dates from 1755
  • includes Citrus cv. 'Guanxi Miyou' (Pummelo Group)
Verified:
12/27/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Aurantium maximum Burm.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aurantium decumana (L.) Mill.
Citrus aurantium L. var. decumana L.
Citrus aurantium L. var. grandis L.
Citrus costata Raf.
Citrus decumana (L.) L.
Citrus decumana L. var. panuban Wester
Citrus grandis Osbeck
Citrus panuban (Wester) Tanaka
Citrus pseudograndis
Citrus truncata hort. ex Tanaka
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Reference(s)
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  3. Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
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Common names
English
pomelo –
pummelo –
shaddock –
French
pamplemousse –
pamplemoussier –
shadek –
German
Adamsapfel –
Pampelmuse –
Pomelo –
Pumelo –
Indonesian
limau –
Italian
pompelmo –
Japanese Rōmaji
buntan –
zabon –
Portuguese
jamboa –
Spanish
toronja –
Swedish
pompelmus –
Transcribed Chinese
you –
zhu luan –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2Cultivated    widely cult. in tropics & subtropics
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics & subtropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruitfide Pl Res SEAs 2:129. 1991Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:128.
Materialsessential oils Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10744. Accessed 14 May 2025.