Steinmetz:Feronia

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Feronia elephantum

Also known as (or relevant to) Feronia elephantum Family Aurantiaceae (Rutaceae?) English Names Feronia gum tree Wood Apple tree Elephant Apple tree Natural Habitat India Ceylon Java Part(s) Used Gummi (exuded from the bark) Fructus

Constituent(s) fruit: citric acid mucilage minerals Action fruit: astringent (when unripe) antiscorbutic; gum: substitute for Gum Arabic