Scientific Name: Mimusops elengi L.
Family: Sapotaceae
Synonym: Kaukenia elengi (L.) Kuntze
Vernacular name: Bakulam,Elanchi,Elangi,Elengi,Elenji,Ilanni,Mukura
Habit: Tree
Habitat: cultivated
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Flowering & Fruiting: August - December
Key identification features: Large trees up to 35 m tall; bark dark grey. Leaves simple, alternating in a spiral pattern. Inflorescence axillary fascicles with white flowers. Fruit is a reddish-brown berry containing a single seed when ripe.
Tribal Consumers: Kurichiyan
Uses: The unripe fruits, the ripe fruits and flowers of Mimusops elengi along with other astringents are used to prepare a lotion for the sores and wounds.
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