Wood Apple

Butterfly Tree

About Wood Apple and Butterfly Tree

Wood Apple

Butterfly Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Fruits, Trees

Tree

1.3 Origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Not Available

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

9-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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900.00 cm

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17.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

Green, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Butterfly shaped

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Autumn

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Rich

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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80% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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46% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Gastric

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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74% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

Carminative, Laxative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

BAUHINIA purpurea

7.2 Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

कबिट

Butterfly tree

7.2.2 In German

Indischer Holzapfel

Schmetterlings- Baum

7.2.3 In French

Kawista

arbre de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kawista

árbol de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

δέντρο πεταλούδα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Limonia

árvore borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

drzewo Butterfly

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Gloria ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Limonia

Bauhinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

Cercideae

8.9 Subfamily

Aurantioideae

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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500

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Properties of Wood Apple and Butterfly Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Wood Apple and Butterfly Tree? We provide you with everything About Wood Apple and Butterfly Tree. Wood Apple doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Wood Apple does not have fragrant flowers. Wood Apple has allergic reactions like Gastric and Butterfly Tree has allergic reactions like Gastric. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Wood Apple and Butterfly Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Wood Apple and Butterfly Tree

Season and care of Wood Apple and Butterfly Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Wood Apple and Butterfly Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Wood Apple season is Autumn and Butterfly Tree season is Autumn. The type of soil for Wood Apple is Rich and for Butterfly Tree is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Wood Apple is Acidic, Neutral and for Butterfly Tree is Acidic, Neutral.

Wood Apple and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Wood Apple and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Wood Apple and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Wood Apple and Butterfly Tree

Care of Wood Apple and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Butterfly Tree pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.