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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]
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 .
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 ]
Citrus limetta (C. medica × C. × aurantium) Citrus limetta , alternatively considered to be a cultivar of Citrus limon , C. limon 'Limetta', is a species of citrus , commonly known as mousami, musami, sweet lime, sweet lemon, and sweet limetta, it is a member of the sweet lemons .
The Ponderosa lemon (Citrus limon × medica) and Florentine citron (Citrus × limonimedica) are both true lemon/citron hybrids, the Bergamot orange is a sweet orange/lemon hybrid and the Oroblanco is a grapefruit/pomelo mix, while tangelos are tangerine (mandarin)/pomelo or mandarin/grapefruit hybrids, orangelos result from grapefruit ...
Etrog (Hebrew: אֶתְרוֹג, plural: etrogim; Ashkenazi Hebrew: esrog, plural: esrogim) is the yellow citron (Citrus medica) used by Jews during the weeklong holiday of Sukkot as one of the four species. Together with the lulav, hadass, and aravah, the etrog is taken in hand and held or waved during specific portions of the holiday prayers.
Like the Meyer lemon, it is the result of a cross between the citron (Citrus medica) and a mandarin/pomelo hybrid distinct from sweet and sour oranges. [2] It is distinct from the limetta which is sometimes also called sweet lime, [3] [4] but derives from a citron/sour orange cross. The juice and zest of the sweet citrus can be used in cooking ...
Common name Description 'Bajoura' Also known as the musk citron, this is a small, acidic, aromatic, lemon-shaped variety with yellow, rough skin.