Mangifera odorata Griff.,
Notul. 4 (1854)
(Latin for 'fragrant')
Synonyms
Mangifera foetida var. bakkill Miq.; Mangifera foetida
var. bombom Bl.; Mangifera foetida var. kawini Bl.;
Mangifera foetida var. mollis Bl.; Mangifera foetida var.
odorata (Griff.) Pierre; Mangifera oblongifolia Hook.f.; Mangifera
odorata var. pubescens Engl.
Note
This species is highly polymorphous and might be a hybrid between
Mangifera foetida and Mangifera indica.
Description
Understorey tree up to 16 m tall and 72 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, simple, penni-veined. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, white-pink-violet,
placed in large panicles. Fruits ca. 70 mm long, green-yellowish fleshy drupe
with sweet edible yellow flesh.
Ecology
Mostly in cultivated areas where it is planted. Rarely found in undisturbed
lowland mixed forests up to 500 m altitude.
Uses
Cultivated for its fruit.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra, Java and Borneo (Brunei, Sabah and
East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Binjai; Kuini; Manga manila; Manga wani; Palipisan; Wani(h).
