| LC control no. | sh 85056457 |
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| LC classification | QK495.R98 Botany SB370.G7 Culture |
| Topical heading | Grapefruit |
| Variant(s) | Citrus paradisi Grapefruit tree Pomelo (Grapefruit) |
| See also | Citrus Tangelo |
| Found in | Spiegel-Roy, P. Biology of citrus, 1996: p. 33 (C. paradisi Macf. Grapefruit Hybrid origin (C. grandis X C. sinensis)) CAB thes. (Grapefruits rt: Citrus paradisi) Web. 3 (Grapefruit called also pomelo (Citrus paradisi)) Hortus 3: p. 278 (Once believed to be the same species as the shaddock, the grapefruit or pomelo (Citrus x paradisi) is now considered to be a hybrid between that species and the sweet orange) Citrus, c1996: p. 78 (Grapefruit) Britannica online, July 31, 2023 (under pummelo: the grapefruit (Citrus x paradisi) is a cross of pummelo and sweet orange (C. x sinensis)) Wikipedia, July 31, 2023 (The pomelo (also spelled pummelo, pumelo, pomello, pommelo) (Citrus maxima), from the family Rutaceae, is the largest citrus fruit, and the principal ancestor of the grapefruit; In English, the word "pomelo" has become the more common name, although "pomelo" has historically been used for grapefruit) Merriam-Webster dictionary online, July 31, 2023 (pomelo plural pomelos: 1. grapefruit. 2. or pummelo: a) a very large thick-rinded usually pear-shaped citrus fruit differing from the closely related grapefruit especially in its loose rind and often coarse dry pulp. b) a large widely cultivated tropical tree (Citrus maxima synonym C. grandis) of southeast Asia that bears pomelos) |
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