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Mangifera 
M. indica fruits Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Anacardiaceae Subfamily: Anacardioideae Genus: Mangifera
L.Synonyms Phanrangia Tardieu[1]
Mangifera is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It contains approximately 69 species, with the most well-known being the Common Mango (Mangifera indica). The center of diversity is in subtropical and tropical southeast Asia, while the highest number of species occur in the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra. They are generally canopy trees in lowland rainforests, reaching a height of 30–40 m (98–130 ft).[2]
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Uses
Mangifera species are widely cultivated in Asia and elsewhere. More than 27 species in the genus bear edible, fleshy fruits, especially the Common Mango (M. indica). Others, such as M. foetida, yield astringent fruits that can be eaten pickled.[3]
Species
- Mangifera altissima Blanco
- Mangifera andamanica
- Mangifera austro-indica
- Mangifera austro-yunnanensis
- Mangifera blommesteinii
- Mangifera bullata
- Mangifera caesia Jack
- Mangifera camptosperma
- Mangifera campnospermoides
- Mangifera casturi Kosterm.
- Mangifera collina
- Mangifera decandra Ding Hou
- Mangifera dewildei
- Mangifera dongnaiensis
- Mangifera flava
- Mangifera foetida Lour.
- Mangifera gedebe Miq.
- Mangifera gracilipes
- Mangifera griffithii Hook.f.
- Mangifera hiemalis
- Mangifera indica L. (=M. mekongensis)
- [Mangifera pseudoindica}Kosterm
- Mangifera kemanga
- Mangifera lalijiwa
- Mangifera laurina Blume (=M. longipes)
- Mangifera macrocarpa Blume
- Mangifera magnifica
- Mangifera minutifolia
- Mangifera monandra
- Mangifera nicobarica
- Mangifera odorata Griff.
- Mangifera orophila
- Mangifera pajang Kosterm.
- Mangifera paludosa
- Mangifera parvifolia
- Mangifera pedicellata
- Mangifera pentandra Hook.f.
- Mangifera persiciformis
- Mangifera quadrifida Jack ex Wall.
- Mangifera reba Pierre.
- Mangifera rubropetala
- Mangifera rufocostata
- Mangifera siamensis
- Mangifera similis Blume
- Mangifera sumbawaensis
- Mangifera superba
- Mangifera swintonioides Kosterm.
- Mangifera sylvatica Roxb.
- Mangifera taipa
- Mangifera torquenda Kosterm.
- Mangifera transversalis
- Mangifera zeylanica (Blume) Hook.f.[4]
Formerly placed here
- Bouea oppositifolia (Roxb.) Meisn. (as M. oppositifolia Roxb.)
- Elaeodendron glaucum (Rottb.) Pers. (as M. glauca Rottb.)
- Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte ex O'Rorke) Baill. (as M. gabonensis Aubry-Lecomte ex O'Rorke)
- Spondias pinnata (J.Koenig ex L.f.) Kurz (as M. pinnata J.Koenig ex L.f.)[4]
References
- ^ "Genus: Mangifera L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-11-23. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?7230. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ^ Litz, Richard E.; Miguel A. Gómez-Lim (2005). "Mangifera indica Mango". In Richard E. Litz. Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops. CABI. pp. 40–41. ISBN 9780851996622. http://books.google.com/books?id=AxbUJntXepEC&.
- ^ Litz, Richard E. (2009). The Mango: Botany, Production and Uses (2 ed.). CABI. pp. 5–8. ISBN 9781845934897. http://books.google.com/books?id=oloEhPYqE8QC&.
- ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Mangifera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?7230. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
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