Mimusops elengi
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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,[1] medlar,[1] and bullet wood. In it is called maulsari in Hindi, bakul in Sanskrit, Marathi, Bengali,Bokul in Assamese, "Tanjung" in Indonesian, "Elanji" (ഇലഞ്ഞി) in Malayalam, Manipuri, magizamaram மகிழ், மகிழமரம் and ilanji இலஞ்சி in Tamil, AND ranja "Bakula" (ಬಕುಲ), "Pagade Mara" "Vajradhanthi" in Kannada.[2] 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.[3]
Its flower is the provincial flower of Yala Province, Thailand.[4]
Tree description
Bullet wood is an evergreen tree reaching a height of about 16 m (52 ft). It flowers in April, and fruiting occurs in June. Leaves are glossy, dark green, oval-shaped, 5–14 cm (2.0–5.5 in) long, and 2.5–6 cm (0.98–2.36 in) wide. Flowers are cream, hairy, and scented. Bark is thick and appears dark brownish black or grayish black in colour, with striations and a few cracks on the surface. The tree may reach up to a height of 9–18 m (30–59 ft) with about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in circumference.
Ayurvedic uses
The bark, flowers, fruits, and seeds of Bakula[5] are used in Ayurvedic medicine in which it is purported to be astringent, cooling, anthelmintic, tonic, and febrifuge. It is mainly used for dental ailments such as bleeding gums, pyorrhea, dental caries, and loose teeth.[5][unreliable source?]
Other uses
- The edible fruit is softly hairy becoming smooth, ovoid, bright red-orange when ripe.
- The wood is a luxurious wood that is extremely hard, strong and tough, and rich deep red in color. The heart wood is sharply defined from the sapwood. It works easily and takes a beautiful polish. Weight is 1008 kg per cubic meter.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
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- ↑ ประวัติ จังหวัด ยะลา-Yala Province
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Further reading
- Brock, J., Top End Native Plants, 1988. ISBN 0-7316-0859-3
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