Suha
Citrus maxima · Pomelo
- Names in the book
- Suha, Lukban, Tag.; Toronjas Penins.; Naranjas, Sp.-Fil.
- Colours
- flowerwhitefruityellow, green
- Native range
- Southeast Asia
- In the Philippines, per the book
- The above species are cultivated in all parts of the islands, and, like the variety C. aurantium verum, H. f. (C. reticulata, Blanco), commonly called naranjita, are among the most abundant of native fruits.
- Family
- Rutaceae, filed in the book under Rutaceæ
- Printed as
- Citrus decumana, L.
- Sources
- Page 67 on Project Gutenberg · Wikipedia
The plant today
The pomelo ( POM-il-oh, PUM-; or pummelo, Citrus maxima), also known as a shaddock, is the largest citrus fruit. It is an ancestor of several cultivated citrus species, including the bitter orange and the grapefruit. It is a natural, non-hybrid citrus fruit, native to Southeast Asia. Similar in taste to a sweet grapefruit, the pomelo is commonly eaten and used for festive occasions throughout Southeast and East Asia. As with the grapefruit, phytochemicals in the pomelo have the potential for drug interactions.
Excerpt from “Pomelo” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sa Tagalog
Ang suhà o lukban (Ingglés: Chinese grapefruit o pomelo) ay isang uri ng prutas.
Sipi mula sa “Suha” sa Tagalog Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recorded in the Philippines
GBIF holds 142 records of this plant from the Philippines. The ones with map coordinates fall in 25 provinces, most often Zamboanga del Sur (21), Davao del Sur (9), Zamboanga del Norte (7), Bataan (3), Benguet (3), Bohol (3), Guimaras (3), Iloilo (3), and 17 more.
Counts from GBIF occurrence records, October 2026. They include planted trees and garden plants, and a province with no records may only lack collectors.
What the 1901 book says
A historical record, quoted as printed. Doses and remedies here are not medical advice.
Uses
The fruit, which is handsome and large, and the leaves and flowers, are used for the same purposes as those of C. bigaradia.
Habitat
The above species are cultivated in all parts of the islands, and, like the variety C. aurantium verum, H. f. (C. reticulata, Blanco), commonly called naranjita, are among the most abundant of native fruits.
Recent research
The most cited papers since 2022 that name this plant in the title, pulled from Europe PMC in October 2026. Titles are the authors' own and the findings have not been reviewed here.
- A comparative metabolomic investigation in fruit sections of Citrus medica L. and Citrus maxima L. detecting potential bioactive metabolites using UHPLC-QTOF-IMS
- Utilization of Pomelo (Citrus maxima) Peel Waste into Bioactive Essential Oils: Chemical Composition and Insecticidal Properties
- Tea and Citrus maxima complex induces apoptosis of human liver cancer cells via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in vitro