Editing Citron (section)

{{short description|Species of citrus plant}}
{{Other uses}}
{{distinguish|Citroën}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Chinesische Zedrat Zitrone.jpg
|status = LC
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|status_ref = <ref>Plummer, J. 2021. Citrus medica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T62041221A62041228. Downloaded on 06 September 2021.</ref>
|genus = Citrus
|species = medica
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|synonyms = <!-- Too many to list -->
* ''Citrus alata'' <small>([[Chōzaburō Tanaka|Tanaka]]) Tanaka</small>
* ''Citrus bicolor'' <small>[[Pierre Antoine Poiteau|Poit.]] & [[Pierre Jean François Turpin|Turpin]]</small>
* ''Citrus cedra'' <small>Link</small> 
* ''Citrus fragrans'' <small>[[Richard Anthony Salisbury|Salisb.]]</small>
* ''Citrus limonimedica'' <small>([[Alfred Wyndham Lushington|Lush.]])</small>
* ''Citrus odorata'' <small>(Wester) Tanaka</small>
|synonyms_ref = <ref>{{cite book |chapter=''Citrus'' taxonomy |last1=Ollitrault |first1=Patrick |last2=Curk |first2=Franck |last3=Krueger |first3=Robert |title=The Citrus Genus |editor-last1=Talon | editor-first1=Manuel | editor-last2=Caruso |editor-first2=Marco | editor-last3=Gmitter |editor-first3=Fred G Jr. |publisher=Elsevier |year=2020 |pages=57–81 |isbn=9780128121634 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2wo4swEACAAJ&pg=PA57 |doi=10.1016/B978-0-12-812163-4.00004-8|s2cid=242819146 }}</ref><ref name="WFO">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000608140#synonyms |title= ''Citrus medica'' L. Sp. Pl. : 782 (1753)|date= 2022 | website=World Flora Online |publisher= World Flora Consortium |access-date=11 December 2022 }}</ref>
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The '''citron''' ('''''Citrus medica'''''), historically '''cedrate''',<ref>{{cite web |title=Cedrate |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cedrate |website=Collins English Dictionary}}</ref> is a large fragrant [[citrus]] fruit with a thick [[Peel (fruit)|rind]]. It is said to resemble a 'huge, rough lemon'.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Davidson |first=Alan |author-link=Alan Davidson (food writer) |title-link=The Oxford Companion to Food |title=The Oxford Companion to Food |date=2014 |editor=Tom Jaine |others=Illustrated by Soun Vannithone |isbn=978-0-19-967733-7 |edition=3rd |publisher=Oxford University Press |oclc=890807357 |page=191}}</ref> It is one of the [[Citrus taxonomy#Citrons|original citrus fruits]] from which all other citrus types developed through natural [[hybrid speciation]] or artificial [[Hybrid (biology)|hybridization]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Klein, J. |date=2014 |title= Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the Middle-East |chapter= Citron Cultivation, Production and Uses in the Mediterranean Region |publisher=Springer Netherlands |editor1=Z. Yaniv |editor2=N. Dudai |pages= 199–214|volume=2 |doi=10.1007/978-94-017-9276-9_10 |series=Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World |isbn=978-94-017-9275-2 }}</ref> Though citron cultivars take on a wide variety of physical forms, they are all closely related genetically. It is used in Asian and Mediterranean cuisine, traditional medicines, perfume, and religious rituals and offerings. Hybrids of citrons with other citrus are commercially more prominent, notably [[lemon]]s and many [[Lime (fruit)|limes]].