Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
China, Japan
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis
Number of Varieties
12
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm6.00 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
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Rich
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Needs more water during establishment
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
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
-
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch, Stem rot
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
-
Ants, pollinators
Allergy
Gastric
allergic reaction
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes
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
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Edging, Groundcover
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box
In Hindi
कबिट
pachysandra
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Ysander
In French
Kawista
pachysandra
In Spanish
Kawista
Pachysandra
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
Pachysandra
In Portuguese
Limonia
Pachysandra
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Runianka
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Pachysandra
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Sapindales
Buxales
Family
Rutaceae
Buxaceae
Genus
Limonia
Pachysandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Citreae
sarcococceae
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
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Number of Species
15
1
27800
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