Pipit mango
Mangifera similis

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows up to 32 m tall. The trunk can be 50-100 cm across. The leaves are oblong and 7-21 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. They are rough. The veins are distinct underneath. The leaf stalk is 1-4 cm long. The flowering stalks are 8-28 cm long. The flowers are greenish-white. The have a sweet scent. The fruit is smooth and round. It is 10 cm across. The skin is yellowish-green. The flesh is yellow. The seeds are 4 cm thick.

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 up to 150 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The fruit have a sweet acid taste.

It is cultivated in Java. The fruit are sweet and acid.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds.

In Sarawak it flowers July to August and fruits April and September to December.

Its other names

Local names

Asam, Asem rawa, Kemantan, Lamantan, Pipit, Pohon mangga asem pipit, Pohon mangga asem rawa, Tajas

Synonyms

Mangifera torquenda Kosterm.