Anacardiaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Mangifera sumbawaensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mangifera sumbawaensis is an evergreen tree; it can grow up to 40 metres tall. The bole can be free of branches for up to 25 metres and up to 60cm in diameter, sometimes with small 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. Only small, isolated patches of tropical rainforests remain within the plant's native range and only an estimated total of 210 km² of montane rainforest is left. The original forests have been degraded by human activity or converted for agriculture. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia, on the islands of Flores and Sumbawa.

HabitatEvergreen rain forest, growing in mountain areas[ 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. ].