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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, Bengali, "Elanji" (ഇലഞ്ഞി) in Malayalam, Manipuri, magizamaram in Tamil, and ranja in Kannada. Its timber is valuable, the fruit is edible, and it is used in traditional medicine. As the trees give thick shade and flowers emit fragrance,...

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