Family: Sapotaceae

Common Name: दक्षिण मोह

Etymology - Genus: Derived from the Sanskrit word Madhu, which means honey

Etymology - Species: Long leaves

Ecosystem: Deciduous

Origin: Native

Location: Pune City, South side of Indian Subcontinent

Description: Brown bark with fissures, distinct from उत्तर मोह.Leaves are arranged at the terminal end of the branch.Leaves are lanceolate - long, narrow, similar to a shape of Mango leaf, distinct from उत्तर मोह - which has ovate leaf lamina.Individual flowers are arranged in umbel type of inflorescence - flowers appear to be arising from a single point and forming a shape like an umbrella.Musky-scented flowers blossom at night. Calyx is also furry, green turns brown and divides into four or five lobes. Corolla, thick, juicy and creamy white and spherical in shape. Corolla has small eyelet holes at the top. Stamens are very short and adhere to the inner surface of the corolla. The long pistil protrudes out like green tongue.Elongated pointed green fruit berry.One-Two brown colour seeds are found inside the fruit, similar to चिक्कू seeds - same family. Seeds has a white line - opening for the pair of cotyledons to sprout.

Root type: Taproot-Woody hard

Stem Appearance: Tree

Stem Cross Section: Circular

Stem Texture: Brown bark with fissures

Root-Stem-Bark Description: Brown bark with fissures, distinct from उत्तर मोह.

Leaf - Characters

Attachment: Petiolate

Stipules: Exstipulate

Leaf Type: Simple

Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral

Leaf Description: Leaves are arranged at the terminal end of the branch.

Leaflet - Characters

Lamina: Lanceolate

Lamina Bases: Acute

Lamina Margins: Entire

Lamina Apices: Acute

Lamina Texture: Glabrous

Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate

Leaflet Description: Leaves are lanceolate - long, narrow, similar to a shape of Mango leaf, distinct from उत्तर मोह - which has ovate leaf lamina.

Fruit type:

Fruit type Description: Elongated pointed green fruit berry.

Seed Type: Dicotyledon

Germination type: Epigeal

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Seed shelf life: Short seed life

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Seed Description: One-Two brown colour seeds are found inside the fruit, similar to चिक्कू seeds - same family. Seeds has a white line - opening for the pair of cotyledons to sprout.