Paka Jambura

Paka Jambura è il più grande agrume della famiglia delle Rutaceae.

Paka Jambura are the largest citrus fruits of the Rutaceae family, in Pomelo, Shaddock or Scientific language. It is a natural, that is, non-hybrid, citrus fruit, similar to the local large grapes in South and Southeast Asia.

Pomelo is one of the main citrus species from which the rest of the cultivated citrus is infected. The popular fruit is used in many festive celebrations throughout Southeast Asia A Captain India shadock of an East India company was later introduced to Barbados, the fruit was called "Jambura" .

From there, the name spread to Jamaica in 1696. It remains a common name of fruit among English writers.The fruit is also known as Jambola in Hawaii in Hawaii and in various English languages ​​in South Asia.The etymology of the word "pomelo" is uncertain. The name was adopted by the Portuguese as Pomposos Limises and later by the Dutch as Pompelois.

In some deviations, the name can be found in many European languages, such as German Paka Jambura, Latvian (Paka Jambura, Edo Paka Jambura, while some use the language Paka Jambura(Turkish, Norwegian, Polish, Bulgarian). In English, the word "pomelo" has also become a more common name (pomelo, pomelo, pomelo, pomelo), although "pomelo" has historically been used for grapes.

It has been suggested, but not confirmed, that "Pomelo" is a variation of the English word pom ("apple") + a mixture of watermelon.Generally, when the fruit is ripe, it is yellow to green, sweet white (or, rarely, pink or red) meat and very dense albedo (Paka Jambura). It is a large citrus fruit, 15-25 cm (5.9-9.8 inches) in diameter, usually weighing 1-2 kilograms (2.2–4.4 pounds).