Mazhilam poo in Tamil and ranjal in kannada. The flowers are collected and made into garlands in Chennai and offered to God.. Sold outside the Shiva temples. Fruits edible.
On Nov 24, 7:02 pm, harithasandhya <[email protected]> wrote: > Mimusops elengi (Family: Sapotaceae). > The flowers have a sweet fragrance. This tree is commonly called > elengi in Malayalam too. > I have heard people saying (not botanists but lay persons) that there > are two types of elengi, those which flowers and those which fruits. > Have always wondered what this means but hasn't been able to solve > this puzzle. > > Regards, > Sandhya > > On Nov 24, 3:16 pm, Pinki <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Balkar Ji and Gurcharan Ji, > > > something is puzzling me about this plant...there are a lot of > > mimusops in Chandigarh...while some are almost every year laden with > > fruits some i have never seen bearing any fruits though they are > > mature enough to bear fruits....is there anything i dont know about > > this plant which can help me solve this....??? > > > Alok > > > On Nov 23, 6:45 pm, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear All > > > Returned back from 3 Days Training on Disaster Management from > > > National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) IIPA Campus New > > > Delhi. Could find some plants in flowering stage There Sharing > > > Mimusops elengi A medium size tree with flowers and fruits > > > thanks > > > > -- > > > Regards > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > > Haryana-132103 > > > 09416262964 > > > > Mimusops elengi (1).JPG > > > 357KViewDownload > > > > Mimusops elengi (2).JPG > > > 208KViewDownload > > > > Mimusops elengi (3).JPG > > > 132KViewDownload > > > > Mimusops elengi (4).JPG > > > 174KViewDownload > > > > Mimusops elengi (5).JPG > > > 280KViewDownload > > > > Mimusops elengi (6).JPG > > > 156KViewDownload > > > > Mimusops elengi (7).JPG > > > 181KViewDownload > > > > Mimusops elengi (8).JPG > > > 241KViewDownload > > > > Mimusops elengi (10).JPG > > > 320KViewDownload > > > > Mimusops elengi (11).JPG > > > 212KViewDownload > > > > Mimusops elengi (12).JPG > > > 137KViewDownload
