Mangifera laurina
Blume
Ayer mango
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Summary
Source: WikipediaMangifera laurina is a species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It commonly known as mangga kopyor, mangga pari in Indonesian.
Description
A tree. It grows 20-30 m high. The trunk is 40-90 cm across. It can have short, thick buttresses. The leaves are sword shaped. They are 6-24 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The leaf stalk is slender and 2-5 cm long. The flowering panicles are near the ends of branches. They are pyramid shaped and 10-40 cm long. They are open and spreading. The flowers are whitish-green to pale yellow. They have long flower stalks, The flowers are small and have a sweet smell. The fruit is like a small mango. It is 6-10 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. They are pale yellow at maturity. The flesh is soft and juicy. It is yellow and fibrous. The stone is 4.5-5.5 cm long by 2-3 cm wide and 1.3-1.6 cm thick. The seed develops several embryos.
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw or cooked. Sweet and very tasty. The fruit has only a little bit of flesh, which liquefies at maturity so that it can be sucked out. More often the fruit is harvested immature, sliced and served in fruit salads with a spicy sauce ('rujak'). The yellowish-green, mango-shaped fruit is 5 - 10cm long and 4 - 8cm wide, containing a single large seed.
Distribution
A tropical plant. They grow in the humid tropics. In southern China it grows in lowland forests at about 300 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Guinea, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand, Timor, Vietnam,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Propagation
Seed - a polyembryonic embryo producing one to several seedlings.
Other Uses
The heartwood is chocolate brown; it is not clearly demarcated from the thick band of dirty white sapwood.
Production
Plants fruit October to December.
Other Information
It is cultivated especially in Borneo.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Ampalam, Apali, Asam pauh, Cay niu, Empelem, Emplam, Machang api, Mak-mong-kan-leng, Mak pauh, Mamuang kaleng, Mamuang khee kwaang, Manga harrangan, Manga kampung, Mangga ayer, Mangga pari, Mango ayer, Mempelam, Pauh damah, Pelem kecik, Pohon mangga pari, Polam, Thayet-pya, Thayet-thee-nee, Thayet-thisi, Umung, Xaoi nui
References (13)
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- Mus. bot. 1:195. 1850
- Not. pl. asiat. 4:419. 1854 (As Mangifera longipes)
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