Wood Apple
Limonia acidissima
Also known as Elephant Apple, Curd fruit, Monkey fruit
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About Wood Apple
Limonia acidissima is the only species within the monotypic genus Limonia. Common names for this South Asian species in English include wood-apple and elephant-apple. It is sometimes also called monkey fruit.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Limonia acidissima
- Genus
- Limonia
- Family
- RUTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests, also grown in homesteads
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Java, Indo-China, Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kaith कैठ, कबिट, कपित्थ
- Bengali
- Katbel, কৎ বেল, কতবেল
- Tamil
- விளா, விளா மரம், விளாம்பழம்
- Telugu
- Velaga, వెలగ, లిమోనియా
- Kannada
- ಬೇಲ Bela, ಬೆಳವಲ Belavala, ಬಳುವಲ Balavala
- Malayalam
- വിളാവ്, Limonia acidissima, വിളങ്കായ്
- Marathi
- कवठ Kavath, Kovit, कवठ
Botanical family
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Wood Apple belongs to the Rutaceae family.
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