Mangifera monandra

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows up to 15 m tall. The leaves are broadly oblong. They are 8-19 cm long by 2.5-8 cm wide. They are rough. They taper to a short tip. The base can be wedge shaped. The leaf stalk is 1-5 cm long. The flowering stalks are 10-20 cm long. The flowers occur loosely and with almost no stalk. The flowers are white. The fruit are oval and unequal on each side. They are 3.5 cm long by 2 cm wide. The fruit only have a little flesh.

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 lowland primary forest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten unripe.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

In the Philippines trees fruit June to July.

Its other names

Local names

Pangi, Malapaho, Kalamansanai, Paglumbayan

Synonyms

Mangifera philippinensis Mukherji;