Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Vegetable
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Plum Tomato, Serbian Tomato, Stupice Tomato
Number of Varieties
110
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999911-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
-
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm182.88 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Red, Rose, Coral
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Bell Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Summer, Fall
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
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
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
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove short twigs, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Apply 5-10-5 amounts
Pests and Diseases
-
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Gastric
Abdominal pain, Dermatitis, Oral Allergy, Rhinitis, Urticaria
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Antirheumatic, Cardiac, Homeopathy, Odontalgic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Cosmetics, For making oil, Repellent, Used as an insecticide
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
LYCOPERSICON esculentum 'Soldacki'
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Tomato
In Hindi
कबिट
बीफस्टीक टमाटर
पौधा
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Beefsteaktomate
Pflanze
In French
Kawista
tomate beefsteak
Plante
In Spanish
Kawista
Bistec de tomate
Planta
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
μπριζόλα Ντομάτα
Φυτό
In Portuguese
Limonia
tomate Redondo Vermelho
Plantar
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
befsztyk pomidorowy
Roślina
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Nullam beefsteak
planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Solanales
Family
Rutaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Limonia
Solanum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Citreae
-
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
-
Number of Species
120000
1
27800
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