Indian Medlar

Mimusops elengi

Also known as Bullet wood Tree, Asian bulletwood, Bakul tree, Spanish cherry

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About Indian Medlar

Mimusops elengi is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. English common names include Spanish cherry, medlar, and bullet wood. Its timber is valuable and its fruit is edible. As the trees give thick shade and flowers emit fragrance, it is a prized collection for gardens. It is used as an ornamental tree in many places. The flowers may also be used in natural perfume. Its flower is the provincial flower of Yala Province, Thailand, as well as the city flower of Ampang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Mimusops elengi
Genus: Mimusops
Family: SAPOTACEAE
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests, also grown in homesteads
Native to: India, Sri Lanka
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Hawaii, Northern Australia, New Caledonia
Flowering & fruiting: December-September
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Local Names

Hindi: Maulsari मौलसरी, Maulsari, बकुल
Nepali: मौलसरी Maulasari, लंकासानी Lankaasaani, वकुल पुष्प Vakul Pushpa
Bengali: Bakul, বকুল
Tamil: மகிழம்பூ Magizhamboo, Magadam, Magizhamboo
Telugu: మగిళిమర్రి, స్పానిష్ చెర్రీ
Kannada: ರಂಜ Ranja, ರಂಜಿ Ranji, ರಂಜೆ Ranje
Malayalam: Elengi, Elangi, Ilanni
Marathi: Bakuli, Bacul, Wayoli

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Botanical family

Sapotaceae

Sapodilla/Chicle family

Indian Medlar belongs to the Sapotaceae family.

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