'Ya'yan itacen inabi ne' ya'yan itacen bishiya har zuwa 15 m high, girma a cikin belt subtropical. An samo wannan citrus ta hanyar ƙetare wasu 'ya'yan itatuwa citrus - pomelo da orange. An bayyana shi a tsakiyar karni na 18 ta hanyar Griffiths Hughes, firist wanda ya kira wannan "'ya'yan itacen da aka haramta".
