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[[File:Bưởi.jpg|thumb|right|''Pomelo'', ''Mallikapuspa'']]
'''Citrus maxima''' is a citrus fruit with the appearance of a big grapefruit and it is native to South and Southeast Asia.
== Description Parts Used== It is usually pale green to yellow when ripe, with sweet white (or{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, more rarely{{Parts Used|flowers}}, pink or red) flesh and very thick albedo (rind pith). It is a large citrus {{Parts Used|fruit}}, 15–25 centimetres (5.9–9.8 in) in diameter, usually weighing 1–2 kilograms (2.2–4.4 lb). Leaf petioles are distinctly winged. The pomelo is a citrus fruit, usually a pale green to yellow when ripe, larger than a grapefruit, with sweet flesh and thick spongy {{Parts Used|rind. The largest citrus in the world, the pummelo can reach 12" in diameter. The pummelo tree may be 16 to 50 ft tall, with a somewhat crooked trunk 4 to 12 in thick, and low, irregular branches.<ref name="common names"/>}}
== Uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
==Common name=Rasa===Amla (sour), Madhura (Sweet)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Snigda (heavy)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Amla (sour)===Karma===Vata, Kapha===Prabhava===
== References Identification== <references>===Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|ovate-elliptic|Sparsely pubescent to glabrous on the lower surface}}<ref name="shaddickLeaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|16-24|Flowers large, pedicel pubescent}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|globose|13-17 cm|Pulp yellow or pink-crimson, pulp vesicles lax, acid or slightly bitter|With hooked hairs|Seeds ridged}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [http://www[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.britannica.com ==How to plant/EBcheckedcultivate==Three main climates are suitable for commercial citrus production - tropical climates<ref name="How to plant/topiccultivate"/537510/shaddick > ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="Shaddick140px" Britannica Online>File:Odermennig. Encyclopedia Britannica, IncjpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004. Retrieved 13 January 20130.]jpg</refgallery> ==References== <references><ref name="common nameschemical composition">[httphttps://www.flowersofindiancbi.netnlm.nih.gov/catalogpubmed/slides/Pomelo.html 26930983 "chemical constituents"Flowers of India]</ref> <ref name="usesLeaf">[httpshttp://wwweol.organicfacts.netorg/health-benefitspages/fruit488254/pomelo.html details "organicfactsmorphology"]</ref> <ref name="uses2How to plant/cultivate">[http://wwwtropical.stylecrazetheferns.cominfo/articles/amazing-health-benefits-of-pomelo/#gref viewtropical.php?id=Citrus+maxima "StylecrazeCultivation Details"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/amazing-health-benefits-of-pomelo/#gref Amazing Health Benefits Of Pomelo Or Chakotra]*[https://enwww.wikipediabritannica.com/place/South-America Citrus maxima on encyclopedea britanicca]* [https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2809 Citrus maxima on flora and fauna park.org]* [https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/wikifruits/Pomelo Pomelopomelos/pomelo-tree-Wikipediacare.htm Pummelo Tree Growing Information]
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