Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
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Number of Varieties
115
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
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21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm5.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm10.20 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
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
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Reniform
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Rich
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Water frequently while growing, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
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
Soil Type
Rich
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
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Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Gastric
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, 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
Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
RANUNCULUS ficaria 'Brazen Hussy'
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Brazen Hussy Figwort, Figwort, Lesser Celandine
In Hindi
कबिट
Figwort
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
figwort
In French
Kawista
scrofulaire
In Spanish
Kawista
figwort
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
figwort
In Portuguese
Limonia
figwort
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
figwort
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Umber
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Ranunculales
Family
Rutaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Limonia
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Citreae
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Subfamily
Aurantioideae
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Number of Species
1200
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27800
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