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Taxon:
Limonia acidissima
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Limonia
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Aurantieae
Subtribe:
Citrinae
Nomen number:
22253
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:554. 1762
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11629008
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
12/09/1988
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Feronia elephantum
Corrêa
Feronia limonia
(L.) Swingle
Schinus limonia
L.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr.
1963-1968. Flora of Java.
Craib, W. G. & A. F. G. Kerr, eds.
1925-1962. Florae siamensis enumeratio.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Kim, T. K.
2012.
Limonia acidissima
. Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants. Six volumes 884-889.
Note:
Springer Science+Business Media B
Matthew, K. M.
1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Stone, B. C. & D. H. Nicolson.
1978. Arguments for
Limonia acidissima
L. (
Rutaceae
) and against its rejection as a nomen ambiguum. Taxon 27:551-552.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Swingle, W. T. & P. C. Reece.
1967. The botany of Citrus and its wild relatives.
Note:
=
Feronia limonia
(L.) Swingle
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds.
1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:190.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
elephant-apple –
Reference(s)
Indian wood-apple –
Reference(s)
wood-apple –
Reference(s)
Swedish
elefantäpple –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Indochina
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
Native
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Pakistan
INDO-CHINA:
Indochina
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
fruit
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds.
1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:190.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Materials
gum/resin
as a substitute for gum Arabic
Kim, T. K.
2012.
Limonia acidissima
. Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants. Six volumes 884-889.
Note:
Springer Science+Business Media B
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References