Griffith's mango
Mangifera griffithii

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The trunk is 100 cm across. The leaves are oblong and 5-23 cm long by 2-9 cm wide. They are rough. The leaf stalk is 0.5-6 cm long. The flowering stalks are 10-24 cm long. The flowers are creamy-white. The fruit are a fattened oval shape. They are 2.5-3.5 cm long by 1.5-2.5 cm wide. They are yellow or reddish. They turn black as they ripen. The flesh is pale orange or yellow. They are juicy and fibrous.

There are about 40 Mangifera species. An unresolved name in The Plant List.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. They grow in the humid tropics. It grows in scattered lowland forest up to 360 m altitude. It is often in swampy places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

The fruit have a pleasant taste.

It is cultivated around villages.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

In SE Asia it fruits January to October.

Its other names

Local names

Asam raba, Buak rawa rawa, Labuk, Lawo, Mamuang lawaa, Pohon mangga rawa, Rawa, Wahab

Synonyms

Mangifera microphylla Griffith ex Hook.f.; Mangifera sclerophylla Hook.f.; Mangifera beccarii Ridley;