Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Sapotaceae | Genus: Mimusops | Species: Mimusops elengi Linn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Imbricaria perroudii Montrouz. , Kaukenia elengi (Linn.) Kuntze., Mimusops javensis Burck, Mimusops latericia Elmer, Mimusops lucida Poir | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Maulsari | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Spanish cherry,West India medlar,Asian bullet wood,Bakul tree,Bullet wood | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Maulsari | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Berry, ellipsoid, reddish-brown when ripe; seed one. |
| Habitat | Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests, also grown in homesteads. | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka, Malay peninsula; often cultivated elsewhere. | Bark Details | Bark dark grey, longitudinally fissured, lenticellate; blaze pink. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Patiala-ki-Rao Reserved Forest, Sukhna Choe Reserve Forest & Sukhna Lake , Manimajara and Daria, Sector 10, Sector 45, Sector 46 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | A large evergreen tree, stem cylindrical, barks dark grey, smooth, not deeply furrowed. Leaves alternate, broadly ovate, base cuneate, apex acuminate, entire or slightly wavy. Flowers axillary solitary or fascicled, creamish white. Calyx 6-lobed, lobes free, lanceolate, tomentose. Corolla tube very short, Stamens 8, anthers subsessile, staminodes hairy. Ovary pubescent. Fruit ovoid, orange, pubescent when young, with persistent calyx. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, broadly ovate, base cuneate, apex acuminate, entire or slightly wavy. |
