Wood Apple

Moonlight cactus

About Wood Apple and Moonlight cactus

Wood Apple

Moonlight cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruits, Trees

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

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Not avilable

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Weeping

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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800.00 cm

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (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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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Autumn

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline, Neutral, Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall

Early Spring, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Winter, Mid Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Average Water Needs

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

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4.5.2 Soil Type

Rich

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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4.7 Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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4.8 Fertilizers

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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80% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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90% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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21% Cactus 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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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Gastric

Itchiness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

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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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Fruits, Nut

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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53% Cactus 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 Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

Container, Houseplant, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Not Available, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

Selenicereus pteranthus

7.2 Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

Selenicereus, Moonlight cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

कबिट

moonlight cactus

7.2.2 In German

Indischer Holzapfel

Selenicereus

7.2.3 In French

Kawista

Selenicereus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kawista

Selenicereus

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

Selenicereus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Limonia

Selenicereus

7.2.7 In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

Selenicereus

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

moonlight cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Limonia

Selenicereus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Aurantioideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Wood Apple and Moonlight cactus

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

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Season and Care of Wood Apple and Moonlight cactus

Season and care of Wood Apple and Moonlight cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Wood Apple and Moonlight cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Wood Apple season is Autumn and Moonlight cactus season is Autumn. The type of soil for Wood Apple is Rich and for Moonlight cactus is Sand while the PH of soil for Wood Apple is Acidic, Neutral and for Moonlight cactus is Alkaline, Neutral, Not Available.

Wood Apple and Moonlight cactus Physical Information

Wood Apple and Moonlight cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Moonlight cactus height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Wood Apple and Moonlight cactus are as follows:

Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green
Moonlight cactus flower color: Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White and Yellow
Moonlight cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Wood Apple and Moonlight cactus

Care of Wood Apple and Moonlight cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Moonlight cactus pruning is done Not Available. In summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Moonlight cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.