Mazhar Botanic Garden

Mimusops laurifolia (Forssk.) Friis

Red Milkwood

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001174
Common name: Red Milkwood
English name: Persea
Native: Ethiopian, Arabian peninsula
Country: Ethiopia
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree growing up to 15 m tall leaves oval and leathery flowers creamy-white, fragrant, with yellow centers fruit edible sweet, yellow, oval-shaped

Traditional medicine, timber, food source. fruit edible

Mimusops schimperi Hochst

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Texture: Adaptable Clay Mildly acidic soils Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Rainforest
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Hot climates
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.0- 7.0

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