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[[File:Limonia acidissima (6941726106).jpg|thumb|right|''Kapitha'', ''Limonia acidissima'']]
 
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'''Limonia acidissima''' is the only species within the monotypic genus Limonia. It is native to the Indomalaya ecozone to Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and in Indochinese ecoregion east to Java and the Malesia ecoregion.  
 
'''Limonia acidissima''' is the only species within the monotypic genus Limonia. It is native to the Indomalaya ecozone to Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and in Indochinese ecoregion east to Java and the Malesia ecoregion.  
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Earache}}, {{Uses|Scurvy}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Liver problems}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
 
{{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Earache}}, {{Uses|Scurvy}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Liver problems}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Fruit pulp contains large quantity of citric acid and other fruit acids, mucilage and minerals. Leaves contain stigmasterol, psoralen, bergapten, orientin, vitedin, saponarin, tannins and an essential oil<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Fruit pulp contains large quantity of citric acid and other fruit acids, mucilage and minerals.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Pinnate|alternate|Imparipinnate, alternate, 1-3 in a cluster, estipulate; rachis 60-80 mm long, stout, glabrous, often narrowly winged; leaflets 4-7, opposite, sessile, estipellate; lamina 1.3-3.8 × 1.3 cm, obovate, base cuneate or acute, apex obtuse, margin entire, glabrous, pellucid-punctate, coriaceous; lateral nerves pinnate, obscure, intercostae obscure.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Pinnate|Alternate|Imparipinnate, alternate, 1-3 in a cluster, estipulate; rachis 60-80 mm long, stout, glabrous, often narrowly winged.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Polygamous|1-3 cm across|Yellow|10-12|dull red, 1.3 cm across, in axillary cymes; calyx small, flat, 5-toothed, pubescent with out, deciduous; petals 5, free, spreading; stamens 10-12, inserted round the disc; filaments dilated below, villous on face and margins; anthers linear-oblong; disc thick, annular, pubescent; pistillode short; ovary superior, oblong, 5-6-celled, at length 1-celled, ovules many; stigma oblong, fusiform. }}
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{{Flower|Polygamous|1-3 cm across|Yellow|10-12|Dull red, 1.3 cm across, in axillary cymes; calyx small, flat, 5-toothed, pubescent with out, deciduous.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Berry|5-7.6 cm across|| globose, whitish-brown, rind hard and woody; seeds many, embedded in pulp|many}}
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{{Fruit|Berry|5-7.6 cm across||Globose, whitish-brown, rind hard and woody; seeds many, embedded in pulp|Many}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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The wood-apple is generally grown from seeds though seedlings will not bear fruit until at least 15 years old. Multiplication may also be by root cuttings, air-layers, or by budding <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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The wood-apple is generally grown from seeds though seedlings will not bear fruit until at least 15 years old. Multiplication may also be by root cuttings, air-layers, or by budding. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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Feronia elephantum Govindoo.jpg
 
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Kapithama (Sanskrit- कपित्थं) (2276565334).jpg
 
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Kapittam (Tamil- கபித்தம்) (7087799491).jpg
 
Kapittam (Tamil- கபித்தம்) (7087799491).jpg
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==References==
 
==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.mpbd.info/plants/limonia-acidissima.php "chemical constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.mpbd.info/plants/limonia-acidissima.php Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
 
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31505 "Morphology"]</ref>
 
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31505 "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/12/28/wood-apple-kaitha-feronia-limonia-limonia-acidissima/ "Ayurvedic preparations"]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/12/28/wood-apple-kaitha-feronia-limonia-limonia-acidissima/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/wood-apple.html "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/wood-apple.html Cultivation Details]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  

Revision as of 16:28, 3 June 2020

Kapitha, Limonia acidissima

Limonia acidissima is the only species within the monotypic genus Limonia. It is native to the Indomalaya ecozone to Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and in Indochinese ecoregion east to Java and the Malesia ecoregion.

Uses

Indigestion, Earache, Scurvy, Diabetes, Kidney problems, Liver problems, Snakebites, Malaria, Sore throats.

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Fruit pulp contains large quantity of citric acid and other fruit acids, mucilage and minerals.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Dadhiphala, Nayibel
Hindi Pushpaphal, Katabel
Malayalam Vilankai, Vilarmaram
Tamil Vila, Vilampazam
Telugu Kapitthhamu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Dadhittha, Danthashatha
English Wood apple, Monkey fruit


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Pinnate Alternate Imparipinnate, alternate, 1-3 in a cluster, estipulate; rachis 60-80 mm long, stout, glabrous, often narrowly winged.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Polygamous 1-3 cm across Yellow 10-12 Dull red, 1.3 cm across, in axillary cymes; calyx small, flat, 5-toothed, pubescent with out, deciduous.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Berry 5-7.6 cm across Globose, whitish-brown, rind hard and woody; seeds many, embedded in pulp Many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[3]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

The wood-apple is generally grown from seeds though seedlings will not bear fruit until at least 15 years old. Multiplication may also be by root cuttings, air-layers, or by budding. [4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry plains, Himalayas.

Photo Gallery

  • Coth bael.jpg
  • Feronia elephantum Govindoo.jpg
  • Feronia elephantum PannaTR.jpg
  • Feronia Elephantum tree.JPG
  • Gardenology.org-IMG 7688 qsbg11mar.jpg
  • Gardenology.org-IMG 7689 qsbg11mar.jpg
  • Kapithama (Sanskrit- कपित्थं) (2276565334).jpg
  • Kapittam (Tamil- கபித்தம்) (7087799491).jpg

References

  1. ↑ Chemical constituents
  2. ↑ "Morphology"
  3. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  4. ↑ Cultivation Details

External Links

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