Life Span
Perennial
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Type
Fruits, Trees
Fruit
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
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Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
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Number of Varieties
1-
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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9-2
Sunset Zone
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A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
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Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Green, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Red, Purple, Burgundy, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
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
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Do not water frequently
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
Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Birds, Leaf spot, 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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Gastric
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Cottage Garden
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
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
RIBES x culverwellii
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Jostaberry
In Hindi
कबिट
Jostaberry
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Jostaberry
In French
Kawista
casseille
In Spanish
Kawista
Jostaberry
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
Jostaberry
In Portuguese
Limonia
Jostaberry
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Jostaberry
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
OLIVE
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Sapindales
Saxifragales
Family
Rutaceae
Grossulariaceae
Genus
Limonia
Ribes
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Citreae
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Subfamily
Aurantioideae
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Number of Species
13
1
27800
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