Wood Apple

Jamaican poinsettia

About Wood Apple and Jamaican poinsettia

Wood Apple

Jamaican poinsettia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruits, Trees

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

Caribbean

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Islands, subtropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

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Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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800.00 cm

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180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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900.00 cm

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120.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow, Red, Salmon

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Autumn

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Insects

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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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants 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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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants 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% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants 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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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Gastric

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Purgative, Syphilis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Latex

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

EUPHORBIA punicea

7.2 Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

Jamaican poinsettia, Flame of Jamaica, Vegetable-leather, Flame-of-Jamaica, Scarlet-flowered spurge, Crimson Euphorbia, West Indian spurge

7.2.1 In Hindi

कबिट

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.2 In German

Indischer Holzapfel

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.3 In French

Kawista

Euphorbe cramoise

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kawista

Poinsetia de Jamaica, Flor de pascua del caribe

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Limonia

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.7 In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Jamaican poinsettia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Limonia

Euphorbia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

Euphorbieae

8.9 Subfamily

Aurantioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Wood Apple and Jamaican poinsettia

Wondering what are the properties of Wood Apple and Jamaican poinsettia? We provide you with everything About Wood Apple and Jamaican poinsettia. Wood Apple doesn't have thorns and Jamaican poinsettia doesn't have thorns. Also Wood Apple does not have fragrant flowers. Wood Apple has allergic reactions like Gastric and Jamaican poinsettia 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 Jamaican poinsettia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Wood Apple and Jamaican poinsettia

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

Wood Apple and Jamaican poinsettia Physical Information

Wood Apple and Jamaican poinsettia physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Jamaican poinsettia height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Wood Apple and Jamaican poinsettia are as follows:

Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green
Jamaican poinsettia flower color: Yellow, Red and Salmon
Jamaican poinsettia leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Wood Apple and Jamaican poinsettia

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