What is Pomelo?
{{taxobox | name = Pomelo | image = Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck.jpg | image_width = 250px | regnum = [[Plantae]] | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Sapindales]] | familia = [[Rutaceae]] | genus = ''[[Citrus]]'' | species = '''''C. maxima''''' | binomial = ''Citrus maxima'' | binomial_authority = [[Elmer Drew Merrill|Merr.]] }} The '''Pomelo''' (''Citrus maxima'' or ''Citrus grandis''), is a [[citrus]] fruit from [[South East Asia]]. It is pale green or yellow when ripe. Its flesh is sweet and white. The [[rind]] is very thick and spongy.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Shock-Absorbent Skin of the Pomelo |url=https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/science/was-it-designed/pomelo-shock-absorbent-skin/ |website=JW.ORG |accessdate=14 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> It is the largest citrus fruit, usually {{convert|15|-|25|cm|in}} in [[diameter]].<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/12/25/HOG7FAFSVC1.DTL&type=printable Growing the granddaddy of grapefruit], SFGate.com, December 25, 2004</ref> It weighs {{convert|1|to|2|kg|lb}}. Other names for the pomelo are '''pummelo''' and '''pommelo.''' == Other websites == * {{Commonscat-inline}} == Sources == {{reflist}} {{Fruits}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q80024}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Citrus]] {{Biology-stub}}