Dracontomelon mangiferum (Blume) Blume

 
  • Family : ANACARDIACEAE
    (Cashew Or Mango Or Sumac Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAM FAMILY (आम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Anacardiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Comeurya cumingiana Baill.; Dracontomelon brachyphyllum Ridl.; Dracontomelon celebicum Koord.; Dracontomelon cumingianum (Baill.) Baill.; Dracontomelon edule (Blanco) Skeels; Dracontomelon edule Merr.; Dracontomelon lamiyo (Blanco) Merr.; Dracontomelon laxum K.Schum.; Dracontomelon puberulum Miq.; Dracontomelon sylvestre Blume; Poupartia mangifera Blume; Poupartia pinnata Blanco; Paliurus dao Blanco; Paliurus edulis Blanco; Paliurus lamujo Blanco
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Damp places along streams
  • Key identification features : A tall handsome and conspicuous tree with a brownish-grey bark. Flowers greenish-white, in large panicles; stamens 10. Drupes depressed globose, yellow when ripe
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, V
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 142
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dracontomelon mangiferum. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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