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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs, Shrubs
Fruits, Trees

Origin

Southern Asia, India
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

Types

Crotalaria benghalensis Lam. Crotalaria fenestrata Sims Crotalaria ferestrata Sims Crotalaria porrecta Wall. Crotalaria sericea Willd. Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb. Crotalaria viminea Wall.
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima

Number of Varieties

71
0 40000
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Habitat

Mountain tops, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial
Dry areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 4
-

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
-

Habit

Oval or Rounded
-

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm800.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm900.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Black
Greyish Brown, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Late Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sandy
Rich

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Moth, Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
Gastric

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Good Cleanser

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
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Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Jaundice, Liver problems, Urinary tract problems, Wounds
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves
Fruits

Other Uses

Culinary use
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edging
Edible, Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Apocynum cannabinum
Limonia acidissima

Common Name

Dogbane, milkweed, honeybloom, bitter root, black hemp, hemp dogbane, lechuguilla, westernwall
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

In Hindi

भारतीय गांजा
कबिट

In German

Indischer Hanf
Indischer Holzapfel

In French

chanvre indien
Kawista

In Spanish

El cáñamo indio
Kawista

In Greek

ινδική κάνναβη
γλυκό ασβέστη

In Portuguese

cânhamo indiano
Limonia

In Polish

Konopie indyjskie
Feronia słoniowa

In Latin

Latin Hemp
dulcis ad cinerem

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

Class

-
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Sapindales

Family

Fabaceae
Rutaceae

Genus

Crotalaria
Limonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Crotalarieae
Citreae

Subfamily

Faboideae
Aurantioideae

Number of Species

4001
1 27800
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Difference Between Indian Hemp and Wood Apple

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Importance of Indian Hemp and Wood Apple

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Compare Facts of Indian Hemp vs Wood Apple

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