Scientific Name :
Limonia acidissima Groff
Synonym :
Schinus limonia L.
Limonia ambigua DC.
Common Name : Wood Apple, Kaith, Kovit.
Plant Family : Rutaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : March to May
Flower Colour : Yellow white
Description : Height: Upto 25 m
Stem: Brown
Leaves: Pinnate, imparipinnate, leaflets opposite, petiole and rachis flat and winged slightly
Flowers: Male and female flowers in panicles, sepals and petals 5 to 6, corolla pendulous, flower tube shaped, filaments hairy at base, stamens 10 to 12, ovules many, flowers do not open fully
Inflorescence: Panicles
Fruits: Berry, stony covering, many seeds embedded in fleshy pulp, sour taste, globose, 7 cm in diameter
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : JM
Distribution Range : Indian Subcontinent to Andaman Islands
Uses : Useful in treating constipation, vomiting, diabetic, cardiotonic and used as diuretic
