Wood-apple fruit purchased from market in Pune, India Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids Order:
Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Subfamily: Aurantioideae Tribe: Citreae Genus: LimoniaL. Species: L. acidissima Binomial name Limonia acidissimaL. Limonia acidissima (syn. Feronia elephantum, Feronia limonia, Hesperethusa crenulata, Schinus limonia) is the only species within the monotypic genus Limonia, native to Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, 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.
