Citrus maxima

• Botanical Name : Citrus maxima (Burm.) Osbeck
• Synonyms : Citrus decumana L.
• Common Name : Papnas, Chakotra Limbu, Shaddock, Forbidden Fruit, Pomelo
• Plant Family : Rutaceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Citrus maxima Plant :

• Habit : A bushy tree.
• Leaves : Unifoliate with pellucid oil glands, large, dark green, petioles broadly winged.
• Inflorescence : Axillary, solitary or 2-10 clustered.
• Flower :
  • White, large, calyx cup-like, Petals 4-8, white, oblong.
  • Stamens 16-24.
  • Ovary many-celled, seated on a big disc, style long, stigma big, capitate.
• Fruit : Globose, large, yellow, rind, thich pulp white or red.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : May-Oct
• Significance :                                
  • It is nutrient and refrigerant and useful in biliousness and good for chest complaints.
  • It is used in curing headaches and also against loss of appetite.