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Citrus maxima
Also called Shaddock, Pummelo
In Singapore: Pomelo, Limau Bali, Limau Besar, Shaddock, Pummelo, Limau Betawi, 柚子 (Cultivated in Singapore)
The pomelo is a large citrus tree from Southeast Asia, grown for its very large, sweet, grapefruit-like fruit. Grow it in a warm, frost-free, sunny spot with regular watering and well-drained soil.
The pomelo ( POM-il-oh, PUM-; or pummelo, Citrus maxima), also known as a shaddock, is the largest citrus fruit. It is an ancestor of several cultivated citrus species, including the bitter orange and the grapefruit. It is a natural, non-hybrid citrus fruit, native to Southeast Asia. Similar in taste to a sweet grapefruit, the pomelo is commonly eaten and used for festive occasions throughout Southeast and East Asia. As with the grapefruit, phytochemicals in the pomelo have the potential for drug interactions.
The seeds of the pomelo are monoembryonic, producing seedlings with genes from both parents, so they do not breed true to type. However, they are usually fairly similar to the tree they grow from and therefore in Asia, pomelos are typically grown from seed. Seeds can be stored for 80 days at a temperature of 5 °C (41 °F) with moderate relative humidity. Pomelos can be propagated vegetatively by air-layering, by taking cuttings, by grafting, by shield budding, or by tissue culture.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pomelo by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
