Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard
Ceylon iron wood Wedge-leaved ape flower
Evergreen tree grows up to 12-24 m tall, 1-2 m in diameter leaves simple, glabrous, coriaceous, elliptic -obovate , base acute, apex obtuse or emarginate flower white fruit berry, ellipsoid, 15 x 8 mm, reddish-yellow, seeds usually one
Ornamental plant. The plant is harvested from the wild, mainly for local use of its edible fruit. It is sometimes cultivated in the tropics and subtropics for this fruits. A pale yellow oil, known as rayan oil, is obtained from the seed kernels.
Mimusops hexandra Roxb
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