Shatian pomelo (scientific name: citrus maxima? (Burm。 ) Merr.cv Sha Tin Yu. ) Rutaceae, citrus, trees. The shoots, leaf backs, pedicels, calyx and ovary are all pilose, the leaves are usually dark purple, and the shoots are flat and angular. The leaves are thick, dark green, oval or oval.
Planting history
Shatian pomelo was originally named sheep forehead seed. According to legend, Xia Jigang, a foreign official in Shatian Village, Rong County, brought back two poplar seedlings and planted them on the fertile soil near the pond, so please take good care of them. Yang Shuren is sour and astringent. In order to change the quality of fruit, after painstaking cultivation, it was finally cultivated into crisp, sweet and delicious fruit.
Main value
The sugar in Shatian pomelo is mainly fructose, which can be directly absorbed and utilized by human body. Therefore, it is especially suitable for patients, parturients, children and the elderly. Its nuclear energy is used to extract oil, which is the raw material for making soap and lubricating oil. Its skin can be used to process preserved fruit and cook. The famous dish "pomelo peel buckle" is known as "five layers of snow storage".