Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
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Number of Varieties
156
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Mountains, Upland
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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9-2
Sunset Zone
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1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
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Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm45.70 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Red, Rose, Crimson
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Rich
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of 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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Leaf spot, Root rot
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Gastric
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
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Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
PENSTEMON barbatus
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue
In Hindi
कबिट
Beardlip Penstemon
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Beardlip Penstemon
In French
Kawista
penstemon beardlip
In Spanish
Kawista
penstemon beardlip
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
beardlip penstemon
In Portuguese
Limonia
penstemon beardlip
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
beardlip penstemon
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Birdlip penstemon
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Lamiales
Family
Rutaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Limonia
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots
Tribe
Citreae
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Subfamily
Aurantioideae
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Number of Species
140
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27800
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