Indian Medlar

Bullet Wood, Indian Medlar

Scientific name: Mimusops elengi L.

Local/Bangla name: ‘Bokul’

 

 

 

 

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

 

KingdomPlantae
DivisionMagnoliophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilySapotaceae
GenusMimusops
SpeciesM. elengi

bakul-plant 

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Economic Importance

Used as ornamental

Fruit is edible

 

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