Mimusops elengi L.
| Kannada Name : | Ranjal |
| Common Name : | Spanish Cherry |
| Family Name : | Sapotaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Mimusops elengi |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | April |
| Fruiting Period : | June - October |
| Origin : | Southeast Asia, Nothern Australia |
Uses
The bark, flowers, fruits, and seeds 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
Description
Evergreen trees, 16‐20 m tall. Bark dark grey, smooth, not deeply furrowed. Leaves simple, alternate, broadly ovate, glabrous, base cuneate, apex acuminate, entire or slightly wavy. Inflorescences 2-4 flowered fascicles or solaitary. Flowers bisexual, creamish-white, fragrant. Fruit a berry, ovoid, 2.5-4 cm long, orange, pubescent when young, persistent calyx.
