Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Cactus
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Trichocereus pachanoi
Number of Varieties
115
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
low mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 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
-
-
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Rich
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Needs very little water
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
Loam, Sand
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
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
-
Bacterial soft rot, bees, Fungal Diseases, Mealy bugs, Scale, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
Gastric
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
Removes dandruff, Skin inflammation, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
antimicrobial, Cardiac, High blood pressure, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Stem
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
Trichocereus pachanoi
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Trichocereus
In Hindi
कबिट
Trichocereus
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Trichocereus
In French
Kawista
Trichocereus
In Spanish
Kawista
Trichocereus
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
Trichocereus
In Portuguese
Limonia
Trichocereus
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Trichocereus
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Trichocereus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Caryophyllales
Family
Rutaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Limonia
Echinopsis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Citreae
Trichocereeae
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
1128
1
27800
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