Limonia acidissima
Elephant Apple, Elephant Apple
Other regional names: Indian Woodapple +1 more
- Indian Woodapple
- Wood Apple
Also known as: Anisifolium curvispina (Miq.) Kuntze +18 more
- Anisifolium curvispina (Miq.) Kuntze
- Anisifolium limonia (L.) Kuntze
- Anisifolium spectabile (Miq.) Kuntze
- Crateva balangas K.D.Koenig
- Crateva vallanga K.D.Koenig ex Wight & Arn.
- Feronia balanghas (K.D.Koenig) Steud.
- Feronia elephantum Corrêa
- Feronia limonia (L.) Swingle
- Hesperethusa acidissima (L.) M.Roem.
- Hesperethusa ambigua M.Roem.
- Limonia ambigua DC.
- Limonia curvispina Miq.
- Limonia dulcis J.F.Gmel.
- Limonia elephantum (Corrêa) Panigrahi
- Limonia engleriana Perkins
- Limonia pinnatifolia Houtt.
- Limonia spectabilis Miq.
- Murraya odorata Blanco
- Schinus limonia L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rutaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Indigenous to Tropical Asia, Limonia acidissima (commonly known as Elephant Apple) is a tree belonging to the Rutaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cambodia, Fiji, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam