Mangifera griffithii Hook.f.

 
  • 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) : Mangifera beccarii Ridl.; Mangifera microphylla Griff. ex Hook.f.; Mangifera sclerophylla Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mangifera griffithii Hook.f.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : It grows in lowland forest, and swampy areas, up to 750 m altitude. It occurs locally in Pulau Ubin.
  • Comments / notes : Mangi, Indian mango, vernacular name for one Mangifera species; Latin fero, to bear; griffithii, after William Griffith (1810–1845), a British botanist and surgeon
  • Key identification features : It is a tree that can grow up to 30 m tall.; Its fleshy fruit develops in clusters. They are also ellipsoid, smooth, green then turning pale yellow to rose-red, finally blackish, and 2–3.5 by 1.5–2.5 cm.
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Native : India, Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dr. M Sanjappa
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mangifera griffithii. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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