Mimusops elengi L.

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Notes: A SE Asian species grown occasionally in Africa as an ornamental tree.
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Literature:

Kupicha, F.K. (1983). Sapotaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Page 235.

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mimusops elengi
African Plant Database: Mimusops elengi
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mimusops elengi
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mimusops elengi
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Mimusops elengi
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iNaturalist: Mimusops elengi
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mimusops elengi
JSTOR Plant Science: Mimusops elengi
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mimusops elengi
Plants of the World Online: Mimusops elengi
Tropicos: Mimusops elengi
Wikipedia: Mimusops elengi

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Mimusops elengi.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=213570, retrieved 6 November 2025

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