Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Fruits, Trees
Origin
Central America
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Brassia allenii, Brassia caudata, Brassia cochleata
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
51
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
-
Sunset Zone
H2
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
66.04 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Yellow green, Gold, Plum, Sienna
White
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
-
Fruit Color
Brown, Light Green
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Rich
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Occasional light liquid fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
BRASSIA arcuigera
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Arching Brassia, Arching Spider Orchid, Orchid
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
Arching Brassia plant
कबिट
In German
Arching Brassia Pflanze
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
plante Arching Brassia
Kawista
In Spanish
planta de arqueo Brassia
Kawista
In Greek
φυτό κύρτωση Brassia
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
planta arqueamento Brassia
Limonia
In Polish
Wyginając Brassia roślin
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Curva Brassia herba
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Sapindales
Family
Orchidaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Brassica
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Cymbidieae
Citreae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
251
1
27800
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