Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. RUTACEAE

CRC 1224
PI 46121

Source

Received as budwood from Frank N. Meyer, FHB #23783, Hupeh, China, 1919.

Parentage/origins

Parents unknown.

Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside

Unknown at this time.

Notes and observations

Frank Meyer: No. 146b Hsinghan hsien, Hupeh, China. A large specimen fruit. Used as room perfumers; also to give flavor to alcoholic drinks.

12/21/1987, EMN: A large pummelo with dark yellow rind. Very thick rind, large pithy central core; flesh nearly white, dry, coarse, bitter in flavor. Seeds none to moderate in number.

Availability

Not commercially available in California.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Chinese pummelo (CRC 1224)