This plant is able to grow in harsh environmental conditions, such as extreme temperatures; for example from 49 ° C in the dry season to -7 ° C in the winter in Punjab (India), the altitude reached + 1.200m. In Southeast Asia, maja can only flower and fruit properly if there is a dry season that is subtle, and not usually found at elevations above 500 m. Maja able to adapt in marshy land, on dry land, and tolerant of slightly alkaline soils (saline).
Outer skin color maja fruit is green but the contents are yellow or orange. Fragrant fruit aroma and sweet liquid, contrary to the opinion of those that maja fruit taste is bitter. As orange, maja fruit can be processed into sherbet, jam, syrup, or nectar. Her skin was made marmalade.
ClassificationKingdom: Plantae (Plants)
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta (vascular plants)
Super Division: Spermatophyta (seed Produce)
Division: Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida (dashed two / dikotil)
Sub Class: Rosidae
Family: Rutaceae (orange tribal-jerukan)
Species: Aegle Marmelos (L.) Corr
Benefits Maja / Bael FruitNot many people know about maja fruit that many do not know the benefits of the fruit that tasted bitter.
Maja fruit, has a variety of nutrients, both mineral, protein, fat, carbohydrates, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and vitamin C. Even maja fruit beneficial for beauty, which helps improve the body's cells.
The content of antioxidants contained in it can help repair cells in the body and improve kuilt tissue damage resulting from free radical attack. Free radicals attack healthy skin can make the skin healthy be started losing health and freshness.