Citrus maxima
Shaddock
Also known as: Aurantium decumana (L.) Mill. +16 more
- Aurantium decumana (L.) Mill.
- Aurantium maximum Burm.
- Citrus aurantium subsp. decumana (L.) Tanaka
- Citrus costata Raf.
- Citrus decumana L.
- Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck
- Citrus grandis f. buntan Hayata
- Citrus grandis var. oblonga Hassk.
- Citrus grandis var. sabon (Seibert ex Hayata) Karaya
- Citrus grandis var. sabon (Siebold ex Hayata) Hayata
- Citrus grandis var. sphaerocarpos Hassk.
- Citrus grandis var. yamabuki (Yu.Tanaka) Karaya
- Citrus maxima (Burm.fil.) Osbeck
- Citrus medica subsp. pyriformis (Hassk.) Hiroë
- Citrus obovoidea Takahashi
- Citrus obovoidea Yu.Tanaka
- Citrus pampelmos Risso
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rutaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Citrus maxima (commonly known as Shaddock) is a tree belonging to the Rutaceae family. Naturally occurring in Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bolivia, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Hainan, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Puerto Rico, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Windward Is.