Limonia acidissima

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Limonia acidissima specimen

Main specimen

Stem Bark

The bark is Limonia acidissima is brown in colour, ridged with vertical fissures and rectangular flakes. 
Sharp and straight spines, pale in colour, are found in young growth. 
The spines are up to 2 cm in size.

Limonia acidissima ridged bark

Limonia acidissima ridged bark

Limonia acidissima brown trunk

Limonia acidissima brown trunk

Limonia acidissima main branch

Limonia acidissima main branch

Limonia acidissima stem arrangment from the trunk

Limonia acidissima stem arrangment from the trunk

Limonia acidissima spines on young growth

Limonia acidissima spines on young growth

Fruit

The fruit of Limonia acidissima is mostly known for its hard woody ball, round to oval in shape. 
The fruit is a berry, 5 to 8 cm in diameter. 
The rind is green and brown outside and contains inside a dark brown sticky pulp. 
This pulp is edible, astringent, sweet or sour in taste.

Limonia acidissima fruits on tree

Limonia acidissima fruits on tree

Limonia acidissima hard woody fruit

Limonia acidissima hard woody fruit

Limonia acidissima open fruit showing the sticky pulp with numerous embedded seeds

Limonia acidissima open fruit showing the sticky pulp with numerous embedded seeds

Limonia acidissima young fruit on stem

Limonia acidissima young fruit on stem

Limonia acidissima young unripe fruits

Limonia acidissima young unripe fruits

Seed

The seeds of Limonia acidissima are numerous and less than 1 cm, embedded in the pulp contained in the woody rind. 
The seeds are oblong and compressed, white in colour.

Limonia acidissima seeds extracted from the pulp and dried

Limonia acidissima seeds extracted from the pulp and dried

Limonia acidissima oblong and compressed seeds

Limonia acidissima oblong and compressed seeds

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