IUCN Status
: Least Concern
Author: Sonu kumar
Myself Sonu Kumar and I'm from Bundi. Currently I'm working as a district coordinator kota at BRDS society India. I have always been a devout admirer of nature and I would be happy to share more information about the plant wealth around me through this platform. #AStudentofnature #Teamefloraofrajasthan 🌿🌱🐛🦋🔍 Insta page: https://www.instagram.com/eflora_of_rajasthan/
- Kaukenia hexandra (Roxb.) kuntze, Mimusops hexandra Roxb.
- Naturally grown
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A large, evergreen slow growing tree.
Leaves obovate, oblong emarginated, dark-green, coriaceous, petioles grooved.
Inflorescence solitary or in fascicles of 2-6.
Flowers; calyx segments hairy, reflexed, ovate. Corolla-lobes nearly 18, in 2-series of 6 and 12. Stamens 6, staminodes 6, alternate, with the stamens, bifid. Ovary 12-celled.
Fruit : Berry yellow, fleshy, 1-2 seeded.
Fl. & Fr. : Nov.-May
Significance : The fruits are edible and selled. The wood is hard and tough much used for making sugar mills and oil presses. -
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Flowering twig -
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Habitat
Haritage tree -
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Bark
Grey, rough with specific horizontal marks or deeply furrowed vertically, exuding milky juice
