1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Fruits, Trees
Cactus or Succulent
1.4 Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
South America, Brazil
1.5 Types
Not Available
not available
1.5.1 Number of Varieties
5.3 Habitat
Dry areas
Rocky areas, rocky outcrops, Sandy areas
5.4 USDA Hardiness Zone
7.11 AHS Heat Zone
7.12 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H2, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
7.13 Habit
Not Available
Upright/Erect
8 Information
8.1 Plant Size
8.1.1 Minimum Height
800.00 cm760.00 cm
0.54
3900
8.1.2 Minimum Width
900.00 cm300.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.2 Plant Color
8.2.1 Flower Color
8.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
8.2.3 Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available
Red, Violet
8.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
8.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
8.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
8.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
8.3 Shape
8.3.1 Leaf Shape
8.4 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
9.2.6 Bloom Time
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
10.2 How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings, Vegetative
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Needs less watering
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Regular watering required
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
10.5.2 Soil Type
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
10.7 Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
10.8 Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Not Available
10.10 Plant Tolerance
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Not Available
Birds, Fruit Bats, Moths, pollinators
11.12 Allergy
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Borders, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
Not Available
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Not Available
Food for birds
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite
No Medicinal Use
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits, Whole plant
12.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used to feed livestock
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Landscape, Rock Garden, Showy Tree, Wall
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
CEREUS jamacaru
13.2 Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
mandacaru, cardeiro, Night-blooming Cactus, Pleated Cereus
13.2.1 In Hindi
13.2.2 In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Cereus jamacaru
13.2.3 In French
13.2.4 In Spanish
13.2.5 In Greek
13.2.6 In Portuguese
13.2.7 In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Mandacaru
13.2.8 In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Mandacaru
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
14.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
14.4 Order
Sapindales
Caryophyllales
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
14.8 Tribe
14.9 Subfamily
14.10 Number of Species