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Mimusops elengi, Kandy botanical garden, Sri Lanka This one was planted in 1922 by the prince of Wales. Asia,Kandy,Mimusops elengi,Sri Lanka Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Mimusops elengi, Kandy botanical garden, Sri Lanka

This one was planted in 1922 by the prince of Wales.

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''Mimusops elengi'' is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. English common names include Spanish cherry, medlar, and bullet wood. In it is called ''maulsari'' in Hindi, ''bakul'' in Sanskrit, Marathi, Bengali,Bokul in Assamese,"Elanji" in Malayalam, Manipuri, ''magizamaram மகிழ், மகிழமரம்'' and ilanji இலஞ்சி in Tamil, AND ''ranja'' "Bakula" , "Pagade Mara" "Vajradhanthi" in Kannada. Its.. more

Similar species: Ericales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 7, 2015. Captured Nov 10, 2014 11:03.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/2.8
  • 1/400s
  • ISO110
  • 24mm