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Citron

Citrus medica L.

Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Citrus

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
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.

Citron: Fruit of the Citron ( Citrus medicus ). Originally uploaded to German wikipedia by de:Benutzer:K reger
Photo: de:Benutzer:K reger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (79)
aeb
قارص
Amharic
ትርንጎ
Arabic
أترج, اترج, الأترج, ترنج, تفاح ماهي, ليمون, ليمون بلدي, ليمون مالح
arz
اترج, اتروج, برتقال هساكو
Azerbaijani
Sitron
Bangla
টাবা
bar
Etrog
Breton
Sedratez
Burmese
ရှောက်ပင်, ရှောက်ချဉ်ပင်
Cantonese
香櫞, 酸橘
Catalan
Poncemer, Citroner, Naronger, Sudachi
Chinese
枸橼, 枸櫞, 云南野香橼, 云南香橼（变种）, 佛手, 佛手柑, 佛手柑根, 佛手花
Corsican
Limea
Croatian
Četrun
cv
Цитрон
Czech
Cedrát, Etrog
Danish
Cedrat
dsb
Citronatowa citrona
Dutch
Sukadeboom, Etrog, Hassaku orange, Ponderosa lemon
English
Citron, Etrog, Ponderosa lemon, Hassaku orange
Esperanto
Cedrato, Etrogo, Hasakuo
Finnish
Sukaattisitruuna, Sukaatti
French
Cédrat, Cédratier, Citron Ponderosa, Etrog, Hassaku
frr
Sitronaatsitroon
Galician
Cidreira
German
Zitronatzitrone, Cedrat, Zedrat, Zedratbaum, Zedratzitrone, Etrog, Hassaku, Adamsapfel
grc
Κιτρέα
Greek
Κιτριά, Κίτριον, Κίτρο, Κίτρον, Κιτρέα
Gujarati
બીજોરા
gv
Billey kidrane
Hebrew
אתרוג, לימון פונדרוסה
hif
Khatta nabbu
hsb
Citronatowa citrona
Indonesian
Jeruk sukade, Sudachi
Irish
Crann ciotrón, Ciotrón
Italian
Cedro, Canarone, Etrog, Hassaku
Japanese
シトロン, クエン, 枸櫞, スダチ, ハッサク, すだち, はっさく, ハッサクカン
Javanese
Lémon Ponderosa
Kannada
ಹೇರಳೆಕಾಯಿ, ಮಾದಳ
Korean
시트론, 영귤, 팔삭귤
Latvian
Cedrāts, Cidrs, Saldais citrons
Lithuanian
Vaistinis citrinmedis, Citronas
mad
Jherruk katès
Malay
Sitron, Sudachi, Utrujah
Malayalam
ഗണപതിനാരകം, Citron
Marathi
महाळुंग
mnc
ᠸᠠᠩᡤᠠᡵᡳ, ᠰᡠᡵᠰᡝᡵᡳ
mwl
Çdra
nah
Cidracuahuitl
Nepali
बिमिरो
new
तःसि
Norwegian Bokmål
Sukatsitron, Sedrat, Søtsitron, Adamseple, Cedrat, Ethrog, Etrog, Paradiseple
Norwegian Nynorsk
Sukatsitron
Odia
ଟଭାଲେମ୍ବୁ
Oromo
Turungoo
os
Цитрон
Persian
بالنگ
Polish
Cytron, Cedrat, Etrog, Matulinga, Sudachi, Hassaku
Portuguese
Cidra, Etrog, Sudachi
Romanian
Chitră, Chitru, Sudachi
Russian
Цитрон, Цедрат, Этрог, Хассаку
Sanskrit
नागरङ्गफलम्
sat
ᱡᱟ.ᱢᱵᱤᱨ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ
scn
Pirettu, U pirettu
shn
တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇဢိုၼ်ႈ
Sindhi
چڪوترو
Slovak
Citronát, Etrog
Slovenian
Citronatni citronovec, Citrona
Spanish
Cidro, Acimboga, Acimbogo, Cidral, Cidras figuradas, Cidrera, Cidrero, Cimboa real
Swahili
Mfurungu
Swedish
Suckatcitron, Sukatcitron, Cedrat, Sötcitron, Etrog
Tamil
நாரத்தம்பழம்
Telugu
మాదీఫలం, మాదీఫలము
Thai
มะงั่ว, ส้มโอมือ, ซูดาจิ
Turkish
Ağaç kavunu, Etrog, Sudachi
Ukrainian
Цитрон
Vietnamese
Thanh yên, Chanh vàng Ponderosa, Hassaku, Sudachi
wuu
枸櫞
Yiddish
אתרוג, אתרוגים

Synonyms

  • Aurantium medicum M.Gómez
  • Citrus acida Pers.
  • Citrus alata (Tanaka) Tanaka
  • Citrus aurantium var. medica (L.) Wight & Arn.
  • Citrus aurantium var. proper Guillaumin
  • Citrus aurantium var. tamurana Yu.Tanaka
  • Citrus balotina Poit. & Turpin
  • Citrus bicolor Poit. & Turpin
  • Citrus bigena Poit. & Turpin
  • Citrus cedra Link
  • Citrus cedrata Raf.
  • Citrus crassa Hassk.
  • Citrus fragrans Salisb.
  • Citrus gaoganensis Hayata
  • Citrus gongra Raf.
  • Citrus grandis var. pyriformis (Hassk.) Karaya
  • Citrus hassaku hort. ex Yu.Tanaka
  • Citrus hiroshimana hort. ex Yu.Tanaka
  • Citrus kizu hort. ex Yu.Tanaka
  • Citrus kwangsiensis Hu
  • Citrus limonimedica Lush.
  • Citrus medica f. sudachi (hort. ex Shirai) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus medica f. tamurana (Tanaka) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus medica subf. aurea (Yu.Tanaka) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus medica subf. dulcis (Risso & Poiteau) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus medica subf. hassaku (Yu.Tanaka) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus medica subf. hiroshimana (hort. ex Yu.Tanaka) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus medica subf. kizu (hort. ex Yu.Tanaka) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus medica subf. pyriformis (hort. ex Tanaka) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus medica subsp. bajoum H.Perrier
  • Citrus medica var. alata Tanaka
  • Citrus medica var. digitata Risso ex Guillaumin
  • Citrus medica var. dulcis Risso & Poit.
  • Citrus medica var. ethrog Engl.
  • Citrus medica var. medica
  • Citrus medica var. nana Wester
  • Citrus medica var. odorata Wester
  • Citrus medica var. proper Hook.f.
  • Citrus medica var. sarcodactylus (Siebold ex Hoola van Nooten) Swingle
  • Citrus medica var. tarung Yu.Tanaka

and 9 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

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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.