Rutaceae

Shaddock

Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.

Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
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Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Shaddock: Species : Citrus maxima Family : Rutaceae Image No. 1 — Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (37)

Arabic: الليمون الهندي, بوملي, ليمون هندي
Bambara: Panpulimusi
Bangla: ছোলঙ্গ, জাম্বুরা লেবু, বাতাবি লেবু, বাতাবী লেবু
Catalan: Pampelmusa, Pomelo
Chinese: 柚, 化橘红, 抛, 文旦, 柚叶, 柚子, 柚核, 柚根
Danish: Pompelmus, Shaddock
English: Shaddock, Pommelo, Pummelo
Estonian: Pompelmuusipuu
Filipino: Grapefruit, Lukban, Pomelo
Finnish: Hunajapomelo, Pummelo
French: Pamplemousse vrai, Pamplemoussier
Georgian: Პომპელმუსი
German: Pampelmusenbaum, Pumelo, Riesenorange
Hebrew: פומלה
Hindi: चकोतरे
Indonesian: Pomelo
Italian: Pampaleone, Pomelo, Pummelo
Japanese: ざぼん, ジャボン, ブンタン, ボンタン, ポメロ, 土佐文旦, 大橘, 文旦
Latvian: Pamelo, Pampelmūzis, Pomelo
Luxembourgish: Pampelmousse, Pampelmuss
Malay: Pokok Limau Bali, Pomelo
Malayalam: Babloos naranga, Chinese grapefruit, Kambili naranga, Pomelo, കംബിളി നാരങ്ങ, കമ്പിളി നാരകം, കമ്പിളി നാരങ്ങ, ബബ്ലൂസ്
nan: Iū
Nepali: भोगटे
Persian: توسرخ
Polish: Pomelo, Pompela
Russian: Pomelo, Памело, Помелло, Помпельмус, Шеддок
shn: မၢၵ်ႇဝူဝ်ႈ, မၢၵ်ႇဢူဝ်း
Slovak: Pumelo, Pumelovník, Šedok
Slovenian: Pomelo
Spanish: Pampelmusa
Swedish: Pomelo
tay: Yabung
Telugu: గజ నిమ్మ
Ukrainian: Помпельмус, Шеддок
Vietnamese: Bòng, Bưởi ta
war: Aranghita, Aranghitas, Aslum

Synonyms

Aurantium decumana (L.) Mill.
Aurantium decumanum (L.) Mill.
Aurantium maximum Burm.
Citrus aurantium f. grandis (L.) M.Hiroe
Citrus aurantium var. decumana L.
Citrus aurantium var. grandis L.
Citrus costata Raf.
Citrus decumana L.
Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck
Citrus grandis f. buntan Hayata
Citrus grandis var. oblonga Hassk.
Citrus grandis var. sabon (Seib. ex Hayata) Karaya
Citrus grandis var. sphaerocarpos Hassk.
Citrus grandis var. yamabuki (hort. ex Yu.Tanaka) Karaya
Citrus obovoidea hort. ex Tanaka
Citrus pompelmos Risso
Citrus sabon Siebold & Hayata
Citrus yamabuki hort. ex Yu.Tanaka
Sarcodactilis helicteroides C.F.Gaertn.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paucabot, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Manuëlle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: V' D'Oyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Rory O'Conor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: PierreGrrr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: steph_8375, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: fesel jose, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: PRIMOVERT, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Natacha M., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Debojyoti Dey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: pccfap mohan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.