Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
China
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Osmanthus fragrans
Number of Varieties
130
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Lowland, shaded fields, Shaded sites, Slopes, Subtropical climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-99
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Dark Blue, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
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
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water deeply about once a week
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, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Pests and diseases free
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees
Allergy
Gastric
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification
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
Antioxidants
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Fruits, Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Culinary use, Used for fragrance, Used for producing cooking oil, Used as a spice
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
OSMANTHUS delavayi
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Sweet Olive
Tea Olive
Fragrant Olive
In Hindi
कबिट
चाय ओलिव
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Tea Olive
In French
Kawista
Tea Olive
In Spanish
Kawista
té verde oliva
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
τσάι Ελιάς
In Portuguese
Limonia
Tea Olive
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Herbata z oliwek
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Tea Olive
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Lamiales
Family
Rutaceae
Oleaceae
Genus
Limonia
Osmanthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Citreae
-
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
-
Number of Species
130
1
27800
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