Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Number of Varieties
125
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
marshes, Sandy flats, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-7
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Blue Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Rich
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Water three times weekly in summer
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune to control growth, prune to control shape, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
-
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
-
Butterflies, Insects, pollinators
Allergy
Gastric
Skin irritation, Skin rash, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Cut Flowers, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Chincherinchee, Wonder-flower, Star-of-Bethlehem
In Hindi
कबिट
Chincherinchee
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Kap-Milchstern
In French
Kawista
Chincherinchee
In Spanish
Kawista
Chincherinchee
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
In Portuguese
Limonia
Chinkerinchee
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Chincherinchee,
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Chincherinchee
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Asparagales
Family
Rutaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Limonia
Ornithogalum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Citreae
Ornithogaleae
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
1180
1
27800
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