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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Mimusops elengi |
| Family name: |
SAPOTACEAE
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| English name: |
Bulltwood Tree
Tanjong Tree
Red Coondoo
Tanjong
Spanish Cherry
Medlar
Bullet Wood
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| Sinhala name: |
Munamal (මූණමල්)
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| Tamil name: |
Makil
Mukalai
Muklai
Vilva Padri
Magizhamboo
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
NT - Near Threatened - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
A large tree with an erect trunk, young parts silky with the fine hairs. Leaves simple, stipulate; petiole 2.5 cm long; leaf blade 11.2-15 cm long glabrous. Inflorescences in axillary fascicles; 1-4 flowers flowers. Flowers small, white, sweet scented; pedicels 0.6-0.8 cm long. Fruit a fleshy berry, over 2.5 cm long, ovate-ovoid, pubescent when young, afterwards glabrous, orange yellow; seed solitary, ovoid, brown.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit (Wild Fruit)
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| Treatment for: |
Headaches
Leucorrhoea
Candida infections
Gonorrhea
Fevers
Dysentery
Mouth ulcers
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Flowers
Root
Bark
Fruits
Seeds
Twigs
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Available soon
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