Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Fruits, Trees
Origin
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
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Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
21
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Hardwood forests
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-7-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-5
-
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Light Green
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Butterfly shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Rich
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Bees, Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Diuretic
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Fruits
Other Uses
-
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Groundcover
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
JEFFERSONIA diphylla
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
-
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
Twinleaf
कबिट
In German
Twinleaf
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Twinleaf
Kawista
In Spanish
Twinleaf
Kawista
In Greek
Twinleaf
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Twinleaf
Limonia
In Polish
Twinleaf
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Twinleaf
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Sapindales
Family
Berberidaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Jeffersonia
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Citreae
Subfamily
-
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
21
1
27800
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