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Pomelo
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Pomelo

Citrus maxima

The pomelo, Citrus maxima, or Citrus grandis, also called pomello, pummelo, pommelo, pamplemousse, jabong (Hawaii), or shaddock, is a natural (non-hybrid) citrus fruit, similar in appearance to a large grapefruit, native to South and Southeast Asia.

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Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Pomelo in Compendium of Materia Medica

Compendium of Materia Medica

李時珍 · 1596 · p.39

Pomelo in Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.25

Pomelo in Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 105)

Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 105)

王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.30

Pomelo in Illustrated Herbal Primer

Illustrated Herbal Primer

Chen Jiamo (陳嘉謨) · 1628 · p.243

Pomelo in Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants

Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.14

Pomelo in Berthe Hoola van Nooten — Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de la flore et de la pomone de Java (1863)

Berthe Hoola van Nooten — Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de la flore et de la pomone de Java (1863)

Berthe Hoola van Nooten · 1863 · p.19

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54299.