Pompia

Pompia
Pompia fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species:
Variety:
C. m. var. tuberosa
Trinomial name
Citrus medica var. tuberosa
Risso (1813)
Synonyms
  • Citrus medica tuberosa Risso & Poiteau
  • Citrus medica monstruosa Moris
  • Citrus monstruosa
  • Citrus × monstruosa
  • Citrus limon var. pompia Camarda
  • Citrus limon var. pompia var. nova Camarda
  • Citrus medica × aurantium

Pompia (Citrus medica var. tuberosa), also called pumpia, sa pompia, spompia, and China citron, is a Citrus hybrid cultivated for its edible fruit.[1] It is a taxonomical synonym of Citrus medica.[2]

  1. ^ Luro, François; Viglietti, Grazia; Marchi, Elodie; Costantino, Gilles; Scarpa, Grazia Maria; Tomi, Felix; Paoli, Mathieu; Curk, Franck; Ollitrault, Patrick (1 December 2019). "Genetic, morphological and chemical investigations reveal the genetic origin of Pompia (C. medica tuberosa Risso & Poiteau) – An old endemic Sardinian citrus fruit". Phytochemistry. 168: 112083. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.112083. PMID 31521382.
  2. ^ "Citrus medica var. tuberosa Risso". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 September 2023.