Tree, 5-9 m tall, branches spreading, spines usually blunt when present. Young branches pubescent. Leaves 70-100 x 45-70 mm, sparsely pubescent to glabrous on the lower surface, broadly ovate-elliptic, subacute to obtuse, crenulate, margin undulate; midrib and venis pubescent. Petiole broadly winged, c. 15 mm broad, obcordate. Flowers large, pedicel pubescent. Stamens 16-24. Fruit 13-17 cm in diameter, globose or pyriform, rind thick, yellow. Pulp yellow or pink-crimson, pulp vesicles lax, acid or slightly bitter. Seeds ridged.

Fl. Per.: March-April.

Type: Probably described from Eastern India.

The shaddok or pomelo is the largest of the citrus fruits. Frequently cultivated in the plains.