Mazhar Botanic Garden

Limonia acidissima L.

Wood Apple

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000551
English name: Wood Apple
Arabic name: ليمونيا او فيرونيا
Native: India, China, Myanmar
Country: China India Myanmar
(PGR): Very rare

Evergreen tree up to 9 m high, with rough, spiny bark leaves pinnate, 5-7 leaflets ' with a citrus scent when crushed flowers white fruit berry 5-9 diameter and may be sweet or sour

Seedling trees can take 15 years before they commence producing fruit
The plant is usually, deciduous, but is often evergreen in tropical climates
The leaves smell of aniseed

Ornamental plant. Edible Fruits, and  Leaves . Medicinal plant: The pulp and powdered rind of the fruit is applied  as a poultice for insect bites and stings. The powdered fruit is mixed with honey and used to treat dysentery in children. 

Feronia elephantum Corrêa

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Texture: Loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Mountainous
Salinity: Intermediated
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: Dry zone
pH range: 5-6
Status: Cultivated Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Beverages Fruits Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen

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