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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Limonia acidissima''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Sapindales]]
| familia = [[Rutaceae]]
| genus = '''''Limonia'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| species = '''''L. acidissima'''''
| binomial = ''Limonia acidissima''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
'''''Limonia acidissima''''' (syn. ''Feronia elephantum'', ''Feronia limonia'', ''Schinus limonia'') is the only species within the [[monotypic]] genus '''''Limonia''''', native to [[India]], [[Pakistan]], and southeast [[Asia]] east to [[Java]]. Vernacular names include wood-apple, elephant-apple, monkey fruit, and curd fruit in English and a variety of names in the languages of its native area.
It is a small tree growing to 9 m tall, with rough, spiny bark. The [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnate, with 5-7 leaflets, each leaflet 25-35 mm long and 10-20 mm broad, with a [[citrus]]-scent when crushed. The [[fruit]] is a [[berry]] 5-9 cm diameter, and may be sweet or sour. It has a very hard rind which can be difficult to crack open, and contains sticky brown pulp and small white seeds.
A number of other species formerly included in the genus are now treated in the related genera ''[[Atalantia]]'', ''[[Citropsis]]'', ''[[Citrus]]'', ''[[Glycosmis]]'', ''[[Luvunga]]'', ''[[Murraya]]'', ''[[Microcitrus]]'', ''[[Micromelum]]'', ''[[Naringi]]'', ''[[Pamburus]]'', ''[[Pleiospermium]]'', ''[[Severinia (plant)|Severinia]]'', ''[[Skimmia]]'', ''[[Swinglea]]'', and ''[[Triphasia]]'' [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?6846].
===Cultivation and uses===
The fruit is eaten plain, mixed into a variety of beverages and desserts, or preserved as jam. The rind of the fruit is so thick and hard it can be carved and used as a [[tool|utensil]] such as a bowl or ashtray. The bark also produces an [[natural gum|edible gum]]. The tree has hard wood which can be used for woodworking. This species has numerous described medicinal uses as well.
==See also==
*[[Psychedelic plants]]
==References==
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?6846 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Limonia'']
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?22253 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Limonia acidissima'']
*Flora of Pakistan: [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=118603 genus page], [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=220007634 species page]
*[http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/wood-apple.html The Wood Apple]
[[Category:Sapindales]]
[[Category:Fruit]]
[[Category:Flora of India]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Limonia acidissima''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Sapindales]]
| familia = [[Rutaceae]]
| genus = '''''Limonia'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| species = '''''L. acidissima'''''
| binomial = ''Limonia acidissima''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
'''''Limonia acidissima''''' (syn. ''Feronia elephantum'', ''Feronia limonia'', ''Schinus limonia'') is the only species within the [[monotypic]] genus '''''Limonia''''', native to [[India]], [[Pakistan]], and southeast [[Asia]] east to [[Java]]. Vernacular names include wood-apple, elephant-apple, monkey fruit, and curd fruit in English and a variety of names in the languages of its native area.
It is a small tree growing to 9 m tall, with rough, spiny bark. The [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnate, with 5-7 leaflets, each leaflet 25-35 mm long and 10-20 mm broad, with a [[citrus]]-scent when crushed. The [[fruit]] is a [[berry]] 5-9 cm diameter, and may be sweet or sour. It has a very hard rind which can be difficult to crack open, and contains sticky brown pulp and small white seeds.
A number of other species formerly included in the genus are now treated in the related genera ''[[Atalantia]]'', ''[[Citropsis]]'', ''[[Citrus]]'', ''[[Glycosmis]]'', ''[[Luvunga]]'', ''[[Murraya]]'', ''[[Microcitrus]]'', ''[[Micromelum]]'', ''[[Naringi]]'', ''[[Pamburus]]'', ''[[Pleiospermium]]'', ''[[Severinia (plant)|Severinia]]'', ''[[Skimmia]]'', ''[[Swinglea]]'', and ''[[Triphasia]]'' [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?6846].
===Cultivation and uses===
The fruit is eaten plain, mixed into a variety of beverages and desserts, or preserved as jam. The rind of the fruit is so thick and hard it can be carved and used as a [[tool|utensil]] such as a bowl or ashtray. The bark also produces an [[natural gum|edible gum]]. The tree has hard wood which can be used for woodworking. This species has numerous described medicinal uses as well.
==See also==
*[[Psychedelic plants]]
==References==
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?6846 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Limonia'']
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?22253 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Limonia acidissima'']
*Flora of Pakistan: [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=118603 genus page], [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=220007634 species page]
*[http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/wood-apple.html The Wood Apple]
[[Category:Sapindales]]
[[Category:Fruit]]
[[Category:Flora of India]]
