Mangifera foetida Lour., Fl. Coch. (1790)
(Latin for 'stinking')

Synonyms
Manga foetida I Rumph.; Mangifera foetida Griff.; Mangifera foetida var leschenaultii (March.) Engl.; Mangifera foetida var. sphaeroidea Bl.; Mangifera horsfieldii Miq.; Mangifera leschenaultii March.

Description
Upper canopy tree up to 42 m tall and 52 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined. Flowers ca. 7 mm in diameter, white-pinkish-red, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 60 mm long, green-reddish, fleshy drupe with sweet-sour yellow flesh.

Ecology
In undisturbed forests up to 1500 m altitude. Often cultivated and present in forest gardens. Usually growing on hillsides and ridges on sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant, or as planted tree.

Uses
Fruits are used in curries or pickles, but can also be eaten raw. Sap is used as medicine or for tattooing.

Distribution
Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan), Celebes, Moluccas and New Guinea.

Local names in Borneo
Asam hambawang, Asam mas, Asam pamas, Asampajang, Ata, Bachang, Bangbangan, Baya, Buah assam, Hambawang, Hambawang kambat, Kedjan lemah, Machang, Manga batjan, Ncam lagan api, Pahu, Puah hutan, Pa-oh, Pelam, Pudan, Talangtang, Tempajang, Thulik kaki.