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Mangifera

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Anacardiaceae Genus: Mangifera

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Evergreen trees.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate, often crowded at the ends of the branches. Margins entire. Petiolate. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in terminal panicles. Flowers bisexual (perfect). Calyx of 4–5 sepals. Corolla of 4–5 petals. Stamens 5(10–12), only 1(2–5) fertile and larger than the sterile ones. Ovary superior, 1-celled; ovule 1.

Fruit: Drupes resinous with a large compressed seed enclosed in fibers. Seeds with an oily embryo.

Ploidy:

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Island Status

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Notes

  • A genus of 40 species of southeastern Asia and Malesia. Name derived from the Malaysian word for mango, manga, and the Latin fero, to bear.
  • Description digitized by Pumehana Imada

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 200 (1753)

Other References

Wagner, W. L., Herbst, D. R., & Sohmer, S. H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, Vols. 1 and 2 (No. Edn 2). University of Hawai'i and Bishop Museum Press.

Occurrences

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