Mangifera zeylanica Hook.F.

Sri lankan mango (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Mangifera

Characteristics

A large tree. It grows 30 m tall. The bark is rough and slightly cracked. The leaf stalks are 2 cm long. The leaves are 7-13 cm long and oblong or sword shaped. The flowers are in groups. The petals are twice as long as the sepals.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 29.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. They grow in the humid tropics. It grows in mid elevations above sea level. It can grow up to 1,000 m above sea level.
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Scattered in forests in both the wet and the dry zones (though then in areas of moister soils), at elevations up to 800 metres.
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Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten fresh.
Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Mangifera zeylanica unspecified picture

Distribution

Mangifera zeylanica world distribution map, present in Sri Lanka

Conservation status

Mangifera zeylanica threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:69987-1
WFO ID wfo-0000372619
COL ID 6R4MG
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mangifera zeylanica Buchanania zeylanica