Indian mammee apple, Ceylon ironwood
Mammea suriga

Family: Calophyllaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The bark is brown and scaly. The leaves are simple and opposite. The leaves are 10-23 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. The base is rounded. The buds are rounded. The flowers are white and have a scent. The fruit is 2.5 cm long. It is oval and has one seed.

Possibly Calophyllum suriga. An unresolved name in The Plant List. Also put in the family Clusiaceae.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in open evergreen forests up to 700 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, India, Sri Lanka

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw.

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

In southern India fruit are available February to March.

Its other names

Local names

Chiuriana, Nagkesar, Punnag, Suragi, Surang, suringi, Surangan, Surige mara, Tambra

Synonyms

Calysaccion longifolium Wall. ex Wight; Calophyllum suriga Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.; Mammea longifolia (Wight) Planch. & Triana; and others