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The citron (Citrus medica), historically cedrate, [4] is a large fragrant citrus fruit with a thick rind. It is said to resemble a 'huge, rough lemon'. [ 5 ] It is one of the original citrus fruits from which all other citrus types developed through natural hybrid speciation or artificial hybridization . [ 6 ]
Pompia (Citrus medica var. tuberosa), also called pumpia, sa pompia, spompia, and China citron, is a Citrus hybrid cultivated for its edible fruit. [1] It is a taxonomical synonym of Citrus medica . [ 2 ]
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Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis, or the fingered citron, is a citron variety whose fruit is segmented into finger-like sections, resembling those seen on representations of the Buddha. It is called Buddha's hand in many languages including English , Chinese , Japanese , Korean , Vietnamese , and French .
Common name Description 'Bajoura' Also known as the musk citron, this is a small, acidic, aromatic, lemon-shaped variety with yellow, rough skin.
The Diamante citron (Citrus medica cv. diamante [1] − {{lang-it|cedro di diamante} is a variety of citron named after the town of Diamante, located in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, on the south-western coast of Italy, which is its most known cultivation point.
Citrus medica × aurantium may refer to one of several hybrids between a citron and sour orange: Bizzarria, a graft hybrid between a Florentine citron and sour orange; Lemon, Citrus limon, any of the various commercially prominent citron-sour orange hybrids; Pompia, Citrus medica var. tuberosa, a hybrid between a Diamante citron and a sour orange
The Greek citron variety of Citrus medica (Greek: κιτριά, romanized: kitria, Hebrew: אתרוג קורפו, romanized: etrog korfu, lit. 'Corfu citron' or Hebrew: אתרוג יְוָנִי, romanized: etrog yevani, lit. 'Greek citron') was botanically classified by Adolf Engler as the "variety etrog" [citation needed].