Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Grass
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
North America, Canada, Mexico
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum
Number of Varieties
138
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Prairies
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Red, Green, Orange, Blue Green, Gray Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Tan, Sandy Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Rich
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Divison, Root Division
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Rich
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Wildlife
Allergy
Gastric
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
PANICUM virgatum
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Switchgrass
In Hindi
कबिट
Switchgrass
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Switchgrass
In French
Kawista
switchgrass
In Spanish
Kawista
switchgrass
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
switchgrass
In Portuguese
Limonia
switchgrass
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
switchgrass
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
switchgrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Cyperales
Family
Rutaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Limonia
Panicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Citreae
Paniceae
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
1450
1
27800
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