1 What is
1.2 Life Span
1.4 Type
1.6 Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, Southern India
1.8 Types
Not Available
Herpestis monniera
1.8.1 Number of Varieties
1.11 Habitat
1.12 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not AvailableNot Available
0
99
1.14 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.16 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.18 Habit
Not Available
Not Available
3 Information
3.2 Plant Size
3.2.2 Minimum Height
800.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
3.2.4 Minimum Width
900.00 cm100.00 cm
0.1
6350
3.3 Plant Color
3.4.1 Flower Color
3.4.4 Flower Color Modifier
3.4.6 Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available
Not Available
3.4.8 Leaf Color in Spring
3.4.10 Leaf Color in Summer
3.4.12 Leaf Color in Fall
3.4.14 Leaf Color in Winter
3.6 Shape
3.6.1 Leaf Shape
3.8 Thorns
5 Season
5.1 Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
5.3 Growing Conditions
5.3.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
5.3.3 Growth Rate
5.3.5 Type of Soil
5.3.7 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
5.3.9 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
5.3.11 Bloom Time
5.3.13 Repeat Bloomer
5.5 Tolerances
7 Care
7.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
7.3 How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Root Division, Seedlings
7.5 Plant Maintenance
7.7 Watering Plants
7.7.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Requires regular watering
7.7.3 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
7.7.5 In Spring
7.7.7 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
7.9 Soil
7.9.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
7.9.3 Soil Type
7.9.5 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
7.11 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
7.13 Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Requires very little pruning
7.15 Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, organic fertlizers
7.17 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Grasshoppers
7.19 Plant Tolerance
9 Facts
9.1 Flowers
9.1.2 Flower Petal Number
9.3 Fruits
9.3.1 Showy Fruit
9.3.3 Edible Fruit
9.5 Fragrance
9.5.1 Fragrant Flower
9.5.3 Fragrant Fruit
9.5.5 Fragrant Leaf
9.5.7 Fragrant Bark/Stem
9.7 Showy Foliage
9.9 Showy Bark
9.11 Foliage Texture
9.13 Foliage Sheen
9.15 Evergreen
9.17 Invasive
9.19 Self-Sowing
9.21 Attracts
Not Available
Hummingbirds
9.23 Allergy
Gastric
Dry Mouth, gastro-intestinal problems, Nausea, Pain and fatigue, Stomach pain
11 Benefits
11.1 Uses
11.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
11.1.3 Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
Good for skin, Speed hair growth, Stops hair loss
11.1.5 Edible Uses
11.1.7 Environmental Uses
Not Available
Air purification
11.3 Plant Benefits
11.3.1 Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite
Bronchitis, constipation, Cough, Digestive disorders, Fever, Fights Depression, Improving mental health, Skin Disorders
11.3.3 Part of Plant Used
11.3.5 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Culinary use, For making oil for cosmetics
11.5 Used As Indoor Plant
11.7 Used As Outdoor Plant
11.9 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
Bacopa monnieri
13.3 Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
brahmi, thyme-leafed gratiola, water hyssop, herb of grace, Indian pennywort
13.3.2 In Hindi
13.3.4 In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Kleine Fettblatt
13.3.6 In French
13.3.8 In Spanish
Kawista
bacopa, hisopo de agua, brahmi and lágrima de bebé
13.3.10 In Greek
13.3.12 In Portuguese
13.3.14 In Polish
13.3.16 In Latin
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.3 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
15.5 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
15.7 Order
Sapindales
Scrophulariales
15.9 Family
Rutaceae
Scrophulariaceae
15.11 Genus
15.13 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
15.15 Tribe
15.17 Subfamily
Aurantioideae
Not Available
15.19 Number of Species