Anacardiaceae FAMILY

Mangifera decandra

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The bark sap can cause skin irritation[ 894 Title The Mangoes. Their Botany, Nomenclature, Horticulture and Utilization. Publication Author Kostermans A.J.G.H.; & Bompard J.M. Publisher Academic Press; London Year 1993 ISBN 0-12-421920-9 Description A very detailed book about the genus Mangifera, which includes the well-known Mango. ].

Botanical Description

Mangifera decandra is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight bole canbe free of branches for 15 - 20 metres and up to 110cm in diameter, without buttresses[ 894 Title The Mangoes. Their Botany, Nomenclature, Horticulture and Utilization. Publication Author Kostermans A.J.G.H.; & Bompard J.M. Publisher Academic Press; London Year 1993 ISBN 0-12-421920-9 Description A very detailed book about the genus Mangifera, which includes the well-known Mango. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown for its fruit in forest gardens within its native range[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia (Borneo only), Brunei, Indonesia.

HabitatA mid-canopy tree growing in undisturbed lowland mixed dipterocarp forest at elevations up to 800 metres, but usually much lower[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. Found also in more open secondary forest, and sometimes in freshwater swamps[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].