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Family: Sapotaceae	Genus: Mimusops	Species: Mimusops elengi Linn. ( मौलसरी )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

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	Jan-March
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 Haryana	Sonepat	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Ovate
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.

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