Scientific Name :
Madhuca neriifolia (Moon) H.J.Lam
Synonym :
Vidoricum neriifolium (Moon) Kuntze
Bassia neriifolia Moon
Common Name : Illipe Butter Tree, Mahua, Moha
Plant Family : Sapotaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : November to March
Flower Colour : Greenish white
Description : Height: Upto 10 m
Stem: Grey, black, extensively branched, leaves at the apex of branchlets, milky latex exudates
Leaves: Lanceolate, wavy, apex acute, dark green dorsal surface, pale green beneath, shining, whorls of leaves at end of branchlets
Flowers: Sepals green, corolla white fleshy, style long, stamens inserted on corolla tube, flowers white green, flowers secrete mucilage jelly
Inflorescence: Umbel dense fascicles
Fruits: Berry, flesh
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : S. India, Sri Lanka.
Uses : It is used as anti diabetic, antiulcer, hepato protective, anti pyretic and anti fertility.
