Plant Details

Accepted name:

Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. [Rutaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist: unpublished records ( )

Information about this plant:

Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ameel baide	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amilbaid	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amlabhedi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arilabhedi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aruttiramacu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aruttiramacuppalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bambilinarakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bambitinarakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
batavi nimbu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
batavinebu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
batavinembu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bijaura	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bombalinas	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cabuyao	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cakkota	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cakkotara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cakkotu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cakkulli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cakora	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cakotara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cakotra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakkota	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakkothara hannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakkothera	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakkothi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakkotti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakkulli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakora	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakot	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakotha hannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakothra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakotra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakotre	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakurra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakutra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakutrah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
citri grandis exocarpium	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
citrus decumana	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
doddile	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
edapandu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
exocarpium citri grandis	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
forbidden fruit	Other	Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
gajanimma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
goda mahalunga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hid	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hua ju hong	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
hua jyu hong	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
huajuhong	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
inippelumiccai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
inippunarattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jambola	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
jambura	Other	Ethnobot. of the Pangkhua Community in Bangladesh (Faruque, 2019)
kahi chakkotha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamblinaragam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
laranjeira	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
ma-tu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
macupalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madhukarkati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mahanibu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mahanimboo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maturacampiram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
melanesian papeda	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
metukku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
narinjin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nittakavam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nittakavamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paimacu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paimacuppalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palla pumpara panasa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pambalimasu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pampalamasam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pampalimacu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pampampanasa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pampamparasa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pampara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pamparamasam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pampari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pampelmousse	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pampilimacu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pampilmos	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panis	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papnas	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papnasa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papnassa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappalimacu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paradise apple	Other	Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
parvata?	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
perunarattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pmpalienaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pombalimas	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pomelo	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
pommacu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pommalimacu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pomparapanasa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pompelmoose	Other	Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
pompelmous	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
pullapamparapanasa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pummelo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
pummelo exocarp	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
pummelo peel	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
purutatikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
purutatikappalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puttayippalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadaphal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sakkare gandhi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sakkota	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sakkotti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sakothra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sakotra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sakotra hannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sakotti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
satkara	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
shaddock	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
sherthur	Other	Ethnobot. of the Pangkhua Community in Bangladesh (Faruque, 2019)
sihikanchi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tenrotam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tentirimiccai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tentirimiccaimaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tiirivatikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tirivatikamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tittippuelumiccai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
toranji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
toromjin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ජම්බෝල	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
化州柚	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
化橘紅	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
柚	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
exocarp	dried exocarp of unripe or almost ripe	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Fruit		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
exocarp	dried exocarp of immature or almost ripe	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
leaves, skin of fruit, flowers		Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
exocarp	dried exocarp of unripe or almost ripe	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
leaf, fruit skin, flower		Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
leaf, fruit skin, flower		Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 19 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Citrus decumana L. Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 2: 508 (1767), nom. superfl.
Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck Dagb. Ostind. Resa: 98 (1757).
Sarcodactilis helicteroides C.F.Gaertn. Suppl. Carp.: 39 (1805).
Aurantium decumana (L.) Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.° 4 (1768).
Aurantium maximum Burm. Auctuarium, sign. Z, 1, verso (1755).
Citrus costata Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 142 (1838).
Citrus grandis f. buntan Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 8: 17 (1919).
Citrus grandis var. oblonga Hassk. Flora 25(2, Beibl. 3): 44 (1842).
Citrus grandis var. sabon (Siebold) Karaya Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts. 112: 65 (1987).
Citrus grandis var. sphaerocarpos Hassk. Flora 25(2, Beibl. 3): 44 (1842).
Citrus grandis var. yamabuki (Yu.Tanaka) Karaya Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts. 112: 65 (1987).
Citrus obovoidea Takahashi Kankitsu: 84 (1931).
Citrus pampelmos Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 1: 412 (1826).
Citrus pompelmos Risso Fl. Nice: 83 (1844).
Citrus sabon Siebold ex Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 8: 18 (1919).
Citrus yamabuki Yu.Tanaka Icon. Jap. Citrus Fruits 1: 224 (1946), not validly publ.
Citrus × aurantium var. decumana L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 1101 (1763).
Citrus × aurantium f. grandis (L.) M.Hiroe Forest Pl. Hist. Jap. Islands 1: 223 (1974).
Citrus × aurantium var. grandis L. Sp. Pl.: 783 (1753).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Citrus decumana	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015)
Citrus decumana L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Citrus grandis	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Citrus grandis "Tomentosa"	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
Citrus grandis 'Tomentosa'	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
Citrus grandis (L.) Os beck	Fijian Medicinal Plants (Cambie & Ash, 1994)
Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck.	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Citrus grandis Osbeck	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
Citrus grandis var. grandis	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Citrus grandis ‘Tomentosa’	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Citrus maxima	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007)
Citrus maxima (Burm. F.) Merr.	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Citrus maxima (Burm. ex Rumph.) Merr.	Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.	Ethnobot. of the Pangkhua Community in Bangladesh (Faruque, 2019) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Citrus maxima (Burm.)Osbeck	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Citrus maxima Merill	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Citrus maxima Merr.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Eremocitrus maxima (Burm. F.) Merr.	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Sarcodacillis helicloroides	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)

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