Jabara (citrus)

Jabara (Citrus × jabara) is a hybrid species of plant and fruit that is among the Japanese citrus.

Jabara
Citrus jabara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Citrus
Species:	C. × jabara
Binomial name
Citrus × jabara Tanaka

Jabara is a fruit similar to the yuzu, deriving from a cross of the yuzu with a pomelo-hybridized mandarin (Citrus nobilis, but distinct from King),^[1] that arose naturally in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

Other uses

• An extract made from the pericarp of the Jabara has been used in cosmetics.^[2]
• Narirutin, a flavanoid compound found predominantly in the peels of Jabara, has been researched for its potential effects in alleviating allergy symptoms associated with rhinoconjuctivitis.^[3]

See also

• Yūkō