Stats

Lifespan: Up to 50 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Southeast Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

The pomelo is the largest citrus fruit in the world, native to Southeast Asia, with a thick spongy rind and sweet-tart flesh that can weigh up to 10 kg. Unlike most citrus, pomelos are one of the few true wild species — grapefruit is actually a natural hybrid of pomelo and sweet orange.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species: Citrus maxima