1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Fruits, Trees
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Brazil
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
800.00 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
900.00 cm15.20 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Rose
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Requires more often in extreme heat
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune to stimulate growth
4.8 Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
6-12-12 or 5-10-10
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Scale insects, Slugs, Snails
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Gastric
drowsiness, Nausea, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Decorating walls, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Not Available
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite
Aphrodisiac, Tonic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
ECHINOPSIS pachanoi
7.2 Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
San Pedro
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Echinopsis pachanoi
7.2.3 In French
Kawista
Echinopsis pachanoi
7.2.4 In Spanish
Kawista
Echinopsis pachanoi
7.2.5 In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
San Pedro κάκτος
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
San pedro (kaktus)
7.2.8 In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
San Pedro
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Sapindales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species