Fingered citron (Buddha's hand)

Japanese: ブシュカン(仏手柑) - ブシュカン（英語表記）fingered citron

A citrus fruit with a unique shape; a citron variety (illustration). The Japanese name comes from the fact that the fruit resembles a human (Buddha's) hand. It is also called bushkan. It is evergreen and the branches grow well, but it does not become a large tree. The branches are fragile and thorny. The flowers are white with five petals, but variegated varieties are purple. It blooms all year round and the pollen is fertile. The fruit is formed when the carpel (ovary wall) of the pistil is deformed and separated, developing into a finger-like shape, with no flesh. Under good conditions it weighs about 500g. It is generally seedless, with a deep yellow skin and a fragrant scent.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

特異な果形をしたかんきつ類で，シトロンの変種（イラスト）。和名は果実が人(仏)の手を思わせることに由来する。ブッシュカンともいう。常緑で枝の伸びはよいが大木にならない。枝はもろく，とげがある。花は白色5弁だが，斑入り品種は紫色を帯びる。四季咲性で花粉は稔性。果実はめしべの心皮(子房壁)が変形し，分離して指状に発達したもので，果肉はみられない。条件がよければ500g程度になる。一般に種子がなく，果皮は濃黄色で芳香がある。

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