Limonia acidissima
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Limonia acidissima is the only species within the monotypic genus Limonia. Common names for the species in English include wood-apple and elephant-apple.[1] It is sometimes also called monkey fruit.
Description
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Taxonomy
A number of other species formerly included in the genus are now treated in the related genera Atalantia, Citropsis, Citrus, Glycosmis, Luvunga, Murraya, Micromelum, Naringi, Pamburus, Pleiospermium, Severinia, Skimmia, Swinglea, and Triphasia.[2]
Distribution
Limonia acidissima is native to India (including the Andaman Islands), Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.[3][4] The species has also been introduced to Indochina and Malesia.[4][3]
Uses
The fruit is used to make a fruit juice with astringent properties and jams. Ripe fruit can be used as pickle (mashed with green chili pepper, sugar and salt only).[5]
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In Tamil Nadu, the wood apple is ubiquitous, the ripe fruit is eaten mixed with sugar or other sweetener. The name of the wood apple (vilam) is used as the canonical example of a two-syllable prosodic foot in traditional Tamil song.[6]
In Myanmar, the wood is used to make the distinctive local face cream thanaka.[7]
Nutrition
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Gallery
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Woodapple fruit
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Opened woodapple fruit
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A glass of woodapple juice
References
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