Obtuse-leaved mimusops
Manilkara hexandra
Also known as The Caylon Iron wood
Tree
About Obtuse-leaved mimusops
Manilkara hexandra, the milk tree or Ceylon ironwood, is a tree species in the tribe Sapoteae, in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to China; much of the Indian subcontinent: Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka; Indo-China: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Manilkara hexandra
- Genus
- Manilkara
- Family
- SAPOTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Siam, Indo-China, Hainan
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- दृढ़ Drirh, खिरनी Khirni, क्षीरी Kshiri
- Bengali
- Krikhiyur, খিরনি
- Tamil
- உலக்கைப்பாலை Ulakkai-p-palai, பாலை
- Telugu
- అంకాలు Ankalu, నందివృక్షము Nandivriqshamu, పాలచెట్టు Palachettu
- Kannada
- Bakula
- Malayalam
- കൃണി Krini, പഴമുന്പാല Pazhamunpaala, Krini
- Marathi
- करणी Karani, खिरणी Khirni, राजण Rajana
Botanical family
Sapotaceae
Sapodilla/Chicle family
Obtuse-leaved mimusops belongs to the Sapotaceae family.
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