Mangifera caesia
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Description
Tree up to 35 m high ar 75(-155)cm ø.
Bark greyish brown, fissured.
Leaves (sometimes seemingly verticillate towards the end of twigs), coriaceous, elliptic, obovate, ovate-oblong, or lanceolate, 9-30(-41½) by 3½-10 (-12) cm;
Flowers violet or lilac.
Petals 5, narrow-elliptic or -oblanceolate, 5-8 by 1-1½45 mm;
Stamens 5, 1 (or 2) fertile, (½-)4-9 mm;
Panicles terminal, pyramidal, 15-45(-75)cm long, puberulous;
Ovary subglobose, ⅓-½ mm Ø;
Seed not labyrinthine.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), many other islands of Malesia
Malesia: Sumatra, Malay Peninsula.
Cultivated, escaped and naturalized in many other islands of Malesia.
Cultivated, escaped and naturalized in many other islands of Malesia.
Uses
A well-known fruit tree. According to OCHSE & BAKH. l.c. common in orchards in Malacca. There is a sweet fruited variety in Malaya (binjai manis) but the strong smell detracts from the enjoyment of it; the sour fruits are used in place of tamarind (CORNER l.c.).
Citation
King 1896 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 478
King 1896 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 477
PIERRE 1897: Fl. For. Coch.: t. 364M
Elmer 1914 – In: Leafl. Philip. Bot.: 2381
BROWN 1950 – In: Useful Pl. Philip.: 340
Hook.f. 1876 – In: Fl. Br. Ind.: 19
HOOK. f 1860: p. 167. – In: Trans. Linn. Soc.: t. 23
Hook.f. 1876 – In: Fl. Br. Ind.: 20
WALP. 1848 – In: Ann.: 200
JACK 1911: Schoolfl.: 278
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 634
DE WIT 1959 – In: Rumph.: 386
WESTER 1920 – In: Bull. Bur. Agr. Philip.: 13
Corner 1940: Ways. Trees: 108: f. 22, Atlas t. 9
Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Mai. Pen.: 525
Merr. 1921: En. Born.: 349
BURK. 1935: Dict.: 1406
GRIFF. 1854 – In: Not. Pl. As.: 415
OCHSE & BAKH. 1931: Fruit: 3: pl. 2
KOSTERMANS 1965 – In: Reinwardtia: 19
Engl. 1883 – In: DC., Mon. Phan. 4: 213
MARCH. 1869: Rév. Anacard.: 191
Merr. 1903 – In: Bull. For. Bur. Philip.: 33
Merr. 1917: Int. Rumph.: 330
JACK 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 468
MUKHERJI 1949 – In: Lloydia: 126
MUKHERJI 1949 – In: Lloydia: 124
DING HOU 1978 – In: Blumea: 24
PIERRE 1897: Fl. For. Coch.: t. 364N
BROWN 1921: p. 320. – In: Minor Prod. Philip. For.: f. 50
ENGL 1883 – In: DC., Mon. Phan. 4: 213
Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 525
BURK. 1935: Dict.: 1401
BACK. & BAKH. f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 149
BACK. 1907: Fl. Bat.: 364