Mangifera pentandra Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Mangifera

Characteristics

Tree up to 24 m high. Leaves coriaceous, oblong, oblong-lanceolate, or lanceolate, 12-30V2 by 3¾-ll cm; base obtuse or rounded; apex shortly acuminate or acuminate; nerves 12-23 pairs, elevated beneath, distinct above; veins reticulate, distinct on both surfaces; petiole 1½-3½ cm, biconvex, or flat above. Panicles terminal, pyramidal, 15-30 cm long, pubescent; lateral branches up to 12½ cm, densely flowered; floral bracts ovate, 1-2 mm long; pedicels ½ mm. Flowers cream-white. Calyx 5-lobed, lobes ovate, 2-3 mm long, pubescent outside. Petals 5, elliptic-oblong, 3-4½ by 1½-2 mm; ridges 5(-7), c. ⅔ the length of petals, confluent at the basal ⅓. Disk short-cupular, ½-1 mm high, 1½-  wide, 5-lobed, papillose. Stamens 5, 3-5 fertile, l-3¾ mm; filaments free; anthers oblong, ⅔ mm long; staminodes if present very small. Ovary subglobose, 1¾ mm ø; style subterminal, 2 mm. Sterile pistil in ♂ ½ mm. Drupe (fresh, CORNER Ways. Trees 1 1940 111 ) oblong, 7½-10 by 5-6¼ cm, ripening green, rather fragrant, flesh watery, pale orange, rather sweet with fewer fibers.
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A tree. It grows 28 m tall. The trunk is 90 cm across. It can have small buttresses. The leaves are oblong and 16-20 cm long by 6-9 cm wide. They are rough and have distinct veins on both surfaces. The veins are net like. The leaf stalk is 1.5-3.5 cm long. The flowering panicles are pyramid shaped. They are 15-30 cm long and densely hairy. The flowers are yellowish or creamy-white. The flowers have 5 stamens. The fruit is like a small mango. It is 7-10 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. The flesh is orange. The stone is 4-5 cm long by 3-3.5 cm wide by 1.7-2 cm thick. The woody layer has deep grooves.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 0.9
Mature height (meter) 24.0
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Environment

In lowland areas and forest near the sea. Fl.--02.; fr. Febr.-March.
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A tropical plant. They grow in the humid tropics.
Wet, evergreen, lowland forests.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The flesh of the fruit becomes soft at maturity. The immature fruit is sliced and served in fruit salads with a spicy sauce.
Uses timber wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Mangifera pentandra world distribution map, present in Iceland, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:69952-1
WFO ID wfo-0000371136
COL ID 6R4N3
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mangifera pentandra Mangifera lanceolata