Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Grass
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
1190
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
-
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm240.00 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
Purple, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
White, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Purple, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Purple, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
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 Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Water once every two or three weeks
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
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut back all stems to the same height
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Drought, Edema
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Gastric
Noxious Weed
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
SACCHARUM ravennae
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
In Hindi
कबिट
Plume Grass
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Plume Gras
In French
Kawista
Plume Herbe
In Spanish
Kawista
Penacho de hierba
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
Plume Grass
In Portuguese
Limonia
Plume grama
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Pióropusz Trawa
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Kessinger Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Sapindales
Cyperales
Family
Rutaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Limonia
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Citreae
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
1400
1
27800
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