Chemical properties: Volatile essential oil yellow to yellowish green, sometimes reddish, may be waxy in storage. It has a citrus aroma.

I is for citrus in the rutaceae family. It is a small tree with slightly drooping, hairless branches. The leaves are similar in shape and texture to grapefruit leaves, but they are usually smaller with narrow, short wing lobes. The midvein of the tender wing leaf is covered by a short, thin skin. Racemes, sparse or simple

Flowers axillary: calyx glabrous petals slightly smaller than pomelo flowers. The fruit is oblate to round, smaller than grapefruit, and has a thinner skin. The pit is full and soft with yellowish-white or pink flesh. Tender, smooth, fresh, slightly aromatic, slightly sour.