Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Western United States, Mexico
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
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Number of Varieties
1-
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
11-1
Sunset Zone
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8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm90.00 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
Magenta, Rose, Burgundy, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Rich
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
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, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Gastric
Digestive Problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Diabetes, Hangover
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Jam
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
CYLINDROPUNTIA imbricata
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla, Tree Cholla, Chainlink Cactus
In Hindi
कबिट
Cardenche
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Cardenche
In French
Kawista
Cactus rustique
In Spanish
Kawista
Cardenche
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
Cardenche
In Portuguese
Limonia
Cardenche
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Cardenche
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Cardenche
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Sapindales
Caryophyllales
Family
Rutaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Limonia
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Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Citreae
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Subfamily
Aurantioideae
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Number of Species
1-
1
27800
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