Citrus macrophylla

Citrus macrophylla, also known as alemow,^[1] is a citrus tree and fruit, belonging to the papedas.

Citrus macrophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Citrus
Species:	C. macrophylla
Binomial name
Citrus macrophylla Wester

The trees are short in stature, more tropical in nature than most citrus, and are very spiny.

Taxonomy

Alemow is rare and poorly studied, a likely hybrid between the citron and biasong (C. micrantha).^[2] The large fruits are considered inedible by local populations, though the plants are infrequently cultivated for medicinal and other uses. ^{[citation needed]} It has been tried in California as a possible rootstock for other citrus.^[3]