Encyclopedian Dictionary: citron ( Citrus medica )

Pronunciation key

( sit′rən )

cit•ron

[Fr. lemon (cf. cédrat citron tree, citron) It. citrone < L. citrus (*citrum); Gr. kitron; see CITRUS].

Thick skinned yellow fruit bearing resemblance to a lime or lemon but is larger and contains less acid.
Semi tropical shrub or tree, which produces this fruit.
The rind of the fruit which is sometimes candied and used as a confection in fruitcake and other food preparations.
Also see citron melon.


Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom	Plantae – Vegetal, plants
Subkingdom	Viridaeplantae – green plants
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants
Infradivision	Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Sapindales
Family	Rutaceae – rues
Genus	Citrus L. – citrus
Direct Children:
Species	Citrus X aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle (pro. sp.) – key lime
Species	Citrus X aurantium L. (pro. sp.) – sour orange
Species	Citrus hystrix DC.
Species	Citrus jambhiri Lush. – rough lemon
Species	Citrus limetta Risso – bitter orange
Species	Citrus X limon (L.) Burm. f. (pro. sp.) – lemon
Species	Citrus X limonia Osbeck (pro. sp.) – Mandarin lime
Species	Citrus macroptera Montrouz.
Species	Citrus maxima (Burm. f.) Merr. – shaddock, pomelo, pummelo
Species	Citrus medica L. – citron
Species	Citrus X nobilis Lour. – tangor
Species	Citrus X paradisi Macfad. (pro. sp.) – paradise citrus, grapefruit
Species	Citrus reticulata Blanco – tangerine
Species	Citrus X sinensis (L.) Osbeck (pro. sp.) – sweet orange
Species	Citrus tachibana (Makino) Tanaka – tachibana orange
Species	Citrus X tangelo J.W. Ingram & H.E. Moore – tangelo