Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Fruits, Trees
Origin
United States, Canada, Mexico
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
-
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
151
0
40000
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Habitat
Bluffs, Woods
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
-
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate to elliptical
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Dry Conditions
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Water soluble fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Foliage diseases
-
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Dry Conditions
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Wildlife
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Rheumatism
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Shoots
Fruits
Other Uses
Tea-like beverage can be brewed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
Maianthemum racemosum
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Treacleberry, feathery false lily of the valley, false Solomon's seal, Solomon's plume, false spikenard
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
Treacleberry
कबिट
In German
Treacleberry
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Treacleberry
Kawista
In Spanish
Treacleberry
Kawista
In Greek
Treacleberry
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Treacleberry
Limonia
In Polish
Treacleberry
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Treacleberry
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Sapindales
Family
Liliaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Maianthemum
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Citreae
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
391
1
27800
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