Showing posts with label Sapotaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sapotaceae. Show all posts

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Date Plum (Chrysophyllum oliviforme)

 An introduced shrub or tree native to West Indies. Introduced in 1814 and cultivated occasionally in home gardens as an ornamental plant.

Sunday, April 14, 2024

ලාවුළු (Donella lanceolata [Syn: Chrysophyllum roxburghii])

 An indigenous common tree of primary and secondary wet evergreen forests from 30 to 900 m elevations, often by river banks.

Monday, June 9, 2014

මූණ-මල්[muna-mal] (Manilkara kauki [Syn: Mimusops elengi])

A large tree occurs in wet lowland to submontane and montane primary and secondary forests (Introduced ? >>). Often cultivated due to medicinal value of all of its parts. Fruit edible and wood use in constructions.