Mangifera caesia Jack, Fl. Ind. ed. Wall. 2
(1824)
(Latin for 'bluish')
Synonyms
Manga foetida II Rumph.; Mangifera caesia var. kemanga
(Bl.) Kosterm.; Mangifera caesia var. verticellata (C.B. Rob.)
Mukherji; Mangifera foetida (non Lour.) Bl.; Mangifera kemanga Bl.;
Mangifera polycarpa Griff.; Mangifera verticellata C.B. Rob.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 25 m tall and 155 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, simple, penni-veined. Flowers ca. 15 mm diameter, violet to lilac
coloured, placed in large panicles. Fruits ca. 160 mm long, green-white to
pale brown drupes, with edible yellowish-white sour-sweet flesh.
Ecology
In undisturbed lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, swamp forest, or in periodically inundated
areas along rivers, up to 500 m altitude. In secondary forests usually present
as a pre-disturbance remnant but this species is also widely cultivated and
naturalized in many places.
Uses
A well known fruit tree.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo and the
Philippines.
Local names in Borneo
Asam kambawang; Balanu; Beluno; Binjai; Binjai pulut; Buluno(h); Bundo(h);
Bunduh; Dendahan; Ondo; Wanji.
