Mphesa ndi mtundu wa zomera. Ndi chipatso chachikulu kwambiri cha citrus. Dzina la manyumwa mwina limachokera ku chilankhulo cha Chitamil ku India, kutanthauza "ndimu wamkulu". Dzinali linabwera ku Ulaya m'zinenero zina kudzera mu Chipwitikizi ndi Chidatchi.
M'Chijeremani, Pamplemousse nthawi zambiri imatchedwanso manyumwa. Manyumwa kwenikweni ndi mtanda pakati pa manyumwa ndi lalanje. Grapefruit ndi acidic kwambiri. Mphesa imakhala yowawa kwambiri koma imadyedwa nthawi zambiri.
Mtengo wa manyumwa ukhoza kukula mpaka mamita khumi ndipo uli ndi maluwa oyera. Chipatsocho chimakhala ndi khungu lokhuthala ndipo chimatha kukula mpaka phazi lalitali. Thupi lawo ndi loyera mpaka pinki.