Drirh / Obtuse-Leaved Mimusops
Manilkara hexandra
Also known as The Caylon Iron Wood
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- September-July
How to identify Drirh
Identify Drirh by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Very hard, dense timber (Ceylon ironwood).
- Confirm leaf shape: Obovate (egg-shaped, broad at tip).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Sapotaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Drirh.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Manilkara hexandra
- Genus
- Manilkara
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Siam, Indo-China, Hainan
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Haryana, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Obovate (egg-shaped, broad at tip)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Drirh itself; the rest are typical of the Sapotaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Sapotaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- दृढ़ Drirh, खिरनी Khirni, क्षीरी Kshiri, Khir
- 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, Rajana
- Sanskrit
- Kshirini
- Gujarati
- Khirni
- Sinhala
- Paloo-gass, rayan
About Drirh
A member of the Sapotaceae family, Obtuse-leaved mimusops (Manilkara hexandra) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and 10 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to July.
Sapotaceae
Sapodilla/Chicle family
Drirh belongs to the Sapotaceae family.
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