Anacardiaceae FAMILY

Mangifera laurina

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

A plant of the lowland moist tropics^[1]. The plant commences flowering when about 15 metres tall^[2].

Propagation

Seed - a polyembryonic embryo producing one to several seedlings^[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mangifera+laurina>

Pollinators

Insects

References

[1]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
[2]The Mangoes. Their Botany, Nomenclature, Horticulture and Utilization. — Kostermans A.J.G.H.; & Bompard J.M. · Academic Press; London · 1993 · ISBN 0-12-421920-9 ↩︎A very detailed book about the genus Mangifera, which includes the well-known Mango.
[3]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
[4]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.