Mimusops elengi

Mimusops elengi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Mimusops
Species:
M. elengi
Binomial name
Mimusops elengi
The ripe fruit has many traditional uses.

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,[2] medlar,[2] and bullet wood.[3] Its timber is valuable, the fruit is edible, and it is used in traditional medicine. As the trees give thick shade and flowers emit fragrance, it is a prized collection of gardens.[4] 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.[5][6]

  1. ^ Barstow, M. (2019). "Mimusops elengi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T61964765A61964768. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T61964765A61964768.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.
  3. ^ "Mimusops elengi". Biodiversity It is known as bakul in India. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Maulsari". flowersofindia.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ^ "ประวัติ จังหวัด ยะลา-Yala Province". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  6. ^ "BUNGA RASMI MPAJ". Portal Rasmi MAJLIS PERBANDARAN AMPANG JAYA. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2019.