| Madhuca longifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Madhuca |
| Species: | M. longifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Madhuca longifolia | |
Madhuca longifolia is an Indian tropical tree found largely in the central, southern, north Indian plains and forests, Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It is commonly known as madhūka, mahura, madkam, mahuwa, Butter Tree, mahura, mahwa, mohulo, Iluppai , Mee or Ippa-chettu.[1] It is a fast-growing tree that grows to approximately 20 meters in height, possesses evergreen or semi-evergreen foliage, and belongs to the family Sapotaceae.[2] It is adaptable to arid environments, being a prominent tree in tropical mixed deciduous forests in India in the states of Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.[3]
- ^ Suryawanshi, Yogesh Chandrakant; Mokat, Digambar Nabhu (1 March 2021). "Morphophysiological Seed Variability in Mahua Trees from Western Ghats and Its Impact on Tribal Life". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences. 91 (1): 227–239. doi:10.1007/s40011-020-01223-w. S2CID 231876956.
- ^ Pankaj Oudhia, Robert E. Paull. Butter tree Madhuca latifolia Roxb. Sapotaceae p827-828. Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts - 2008, J. Janick and R. E. Paull -editors, CABI, Wallingford, United Kingdom
- ^ "Product profile, Mahuwa, Trifed, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India". Trifed.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2013-11-21.