Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rutaceae | Genus: Citrus | Species: Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Citrus grandis | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Pummelo or Shaddock, Chakotara | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Pomelo, Chinese grapefruit | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Nobab | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1300 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit Is Modified berry known as hesperidium |
| Habitat | Occurs in saline mud flats and mostly cultivated | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats and South-east Asia. | Bark Details | Bark grayish-brown and lenticellate |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | The tree pummelo can reach 12" in diameter and may be 16 to 50 ft tall with a somewhat crooked trunk 4 to 12 in thick and low irregular branches | Leaf Details | Leaflet blades ovate to elliptic, obtuse or acute at apex, crenate along margins, 6.5 -10 X 3-7 Cm, softly pubescent beneath and along margins |
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