Mangifera indica L.

 
  • Family : ANACARDIACEAE
    (Cashew Or Mango Or Sumac Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAM FAMILY (आम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Anacardiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mangifera indica L.
  • Common name : Mango Tree, Cuckoo's joy
  • Vernacular name :
    • Aam-ka-Pedh, Aam (Hindi)
    • Mavu, Mavina mara (Kannada)
    • Maamaram, Maa (Tamil)
    • Mamidi chettu (Telugu)
    • Aamra, Aamrah (Sanskrit)
    • Amaram, Mavu, Moochi (Malayalam)
    • Ambo, Amba (Oria)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Tropical dry deciduous forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests, widely cultivated.
  • Comments / notes : Known as king of fruits
  • Key identification features : Large spreading evergreen tree
  • Flower, Fruit : January-July
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 04/02/1970
  • Collection Nos : CJS 16177
  • Collection Locality : Yettinahalla, Shiradi ghat, Hassan district
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : All Districts
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Jharkhand :
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, Belize, China, India, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, Belize, China, India, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Conservation Status : Data Deficient (DD)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mangifera indica. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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