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Taxon:  Madhuca longifolia (L.) J. F. Macbr.



Summary
Genus:
Madhuca
Family:
Sapotaceae
Subfamily:
Sapotoideae
Tribe:
Sapoteae
Nomen number:
23083
Place of publication:
Contr. Gray Herb. 53:17. 1918
Verified:
02/08/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Madhuca longifolia (L.) J. F. Macbr. var. latifolia (Roxb.) A. Chev. (0 active accession[s])
Madhuca longifolia (L.) J. F. Macbr. var. longifolia (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  3. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
  4. Duke, J. A. 1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  6. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2001. World checklist and bibliography of Sapotaceae
  7. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  8. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
  9. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  10. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  11. Pennington, T. D. 1991. The genera of the Sapotaceae
  12. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  13. Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district.
  14. Saldanha, C. J. 1985-. Flora of Karnataka.
  15. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Common names
English
moatree –
mowra-buttertree –
India
mahua –
Swedish
mahua –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar possibly
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar (possibly)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodbeverage baseflowers eated and used in making distilled liquor fide Wealth India RM 6:214. 1962Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
Human foodvegetableflowers eated and used in making distilled liquor fide Wealth India RM 6:214. 1962Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
Materialslipidsfide Wealth India RM 6:212. 1962Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=23083. Accessed 26 April 2025.