BULLET WOOD

Mimusops elengi

Reference No :

0000005

Scientific Name :

Mimusops elengi

Sinhala Name :

මුණමල් (MUNAMAL)

Tamil Name :

மகிழம்பூ மரம் (MAGIZHAMBOO MARAM)

Other Common Names :

Spanish Cherry, Bullet Wood

Synonyms :

Plant Family :

Sapotaceae

Plant Group :

Angiosperms (Enclosed Seed)

Plant Types :

Large Trees

Crown Architecture :

Spreading Canopy
Round Canopy

Plant Categories :

Beach side plant;   Bird Attractive Plants;   Border Plants;   Canopy plants;   Coastal Plants;   Colorful Plants;   Common Landscaping Plants;   Courtyard Plants;   Dark Green Plants;   Dry Zone Plants;   Edible Plants;   Flowering Plants;   Forest Trees;   Fruiting Plants;   Hedging Plants;   Herbal Plants;   Home Garden Plants;   Intermediate Zone Plants;   Low Country;   Low Maintenance Plants;   Medium Size Trees;   Ornamental Plants;   Parking Area Plants;   Roadside Plants;   Shady Plants;   Sun Loving Plants;   Trees;   Wild Plants;   Wood Value Plants;   Cultivating plants

Native Region(s) :

Indian Subcontinent

Plant Distribution(s) :

E. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, northern Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu.

Habitat :

Humid lowland forests. Fairly common near the sea, but may also be found in rocky locations and inland forest 

Elevation :

Above sea level up to 600 m

Average Height :

15m

Maximum Height :

20m

Root System(s) :

Tap Root

Propogation(s) :

By Seeds;   By Cutting;   By Grafting;   By Air Layering (Marcotting)

Medicinal Use :

Yes

Medicinal Value :

Bark, Twings, Roots, Fruits, Seeds, and Flowers are used as treatments for Headaches, Leucorrhoea, Candida infections, Gonorrhea, Fevers, Dysentery, Mouth ulcers in Sinhala Ayurveda

Special Features :

Commonly planted along roadsides. The flowers are sun dried and used to make floral infusions and as an addition to green tea The fruit can be eaten raw, preserved or pickled. Yellow when ripe, they have a sweet flavour 
 

Foliage

Leaf / Habit :

Evergreen

Leaf Shape :

Oblong Shape

Arrangements :

Simple

Leaf Arrangement :

Alternate leaf arrangement
Spiral leaf arrangement

Leaves :

Evergreen Leaves: Leaves simple, stipulate; petiole 2.5 cm long; leaf blade 11.2-15 cm long glabrous. 

Flowering

Is Flowering :

Yes

Blossoms :

Inflorescences in axillary fascicles; 1-4 flowers, small, sweet scented; pedicels 0.6-0.8 cm long 

Blooming Season :

April

Fruiting

Bears Fruits :

Yes

Fruit :

A fleshy berry, over 2.5 cm long, ovate-ovoid, pubescent when young, afterwards glabrous, orange yellow

Fruiting Season :

June

Seeds :

One Seeds (when ripe the fruit), solitary, ovoid, brown. 

Maintenance

Soil Types :

Sandy Soil;   Clay Soil;   Loam Soil;   Acidic (pH 5.5>) to Moderately Alkaline (pH 7.9 - 8.4);   Well Drained Soil

Edibility

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