Family:
Anacardiaceae R.Br.
Genus:
Mangifera L.

Mangifera indica L.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Assam to China (S. Yunnan). It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as animal food, a poison and a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for fuel and food.

[UNAL]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
manga, manga albania, manga de Mariquita, manga mariquiteña, manga tomi, mango, mango canime, mango chancleto, mango de azúcar, mango de chupa, mango de masa, mango de rosa, mango farchil, mango filipino, mango tommy

[FTEA]

Anacardiaceae, J. O. Kokwaro (University of Nairobi). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1986

Morphology General Habit
Tree 10–40 m. high, with dense dome-shaped crown; trunk stout, with greyish-brown fissured bark; branchlets rather stout.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves glabrous; petiole 2–4.5 cm. long, striate; lamina usually reddish in colour, later turning dark shiny green, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 8–40 cm. long, 2–10 cm. broad, obtuse to acute or acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, coriaceous; midrib prominent on both sides but mainly beneath; lateral nerves and reticulation raised.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a widely branched terminal panicle 10–60 cm. long, branches often tinged red, pubescent or puberulous; pedicels 2–4 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 5, 2–2.5 mm. long, 1–1.5 mm. broad, green with whitish margin or yellowish green, hairy outside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 5, 3–5 mm. long, 1–1.5 mm. broad, cream later becoming pinkish, with 3–5 darker yellow ridges on the inner surface.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens l(–2) fertile with filament 4–5 mm. long; anthers pink but turning purple at anthesis; staminodes 3(–4), very short.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
Disk ± 2 mm. high, 5-lobed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Pistil abortive in ♂; in hermaphrodite flowers ovary depressed-globose, 1.5 mm. long; style ± 2 mm. long, lateral, opposite the fertile stamen.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Drupe variable in size and shape, from rounded to ovoid-oblong and sometimes laterally depressed, 8–30 cm. long, 7–12 cm. broad, green to yellow or red.
Distribution
DISTR. Widely grown up to ± 1500 m. in areas with moderate to high rainfall, naturalised in places, especially in the coastal regions.

[CPLC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 2850 m.; Amazonia, Andes, Islas Caribeñas, Llanura del Caribe, Pacífico, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol

[FZ]

Anacardiaceae, Rosette Fernandes and A. Fernandes. Flora Zambesiaca 2:2. 1966

Morphology General Habit
A tree 10–30 m. high; branchlets fulvous-puberulous, glabrescent when older.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves glabrous; petiole 2–4·5 cm. long, striate; lamina concolorous, green, (9) 10–33 × (2) 2·5–8 cm., oblong or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse to acute or acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, coriaceous; midrib prominent on both sides, mainly below, lateral nerves and reticulation raised.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Panicle up to 30 cm. long, pyramidal, with the axis tomentose or puberulous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Male and hermaphrodite flowers in the same panicle; pedicels 2–4 mm. long, puberulous.
sex Male and Hermaphrodite
Male and hermaphrodite flowers in the same panicle; pedicels 2–4 mm. long, puberulous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 5, green with whitish margin, 2–2·5 × 1–1·5 mm., sericeous-pilose outside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 5, whitish with the 3–7 nerves reddish, 3–5 × 1–1·5 cm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 1(2) fertile with filament 4–5 mm. long; staminodes 3(4), very short.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
Disk c. 2 mm. high, thick.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary 1·5 mm. long, depressed-globose; style c. 2 mm. long, lateral, opposite to the fertile stamen.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Drupe very variable in shape and size, 8–25 × 7–10 cm.

[FSOM]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Tall tree with a dense crown
Morphology Leaves
Leaves glabrous; petiole 2–4.5 cm long; blade oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 10–30 x 3.5–6.5 cm, acute to acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, shiny, ± leathery; midrib and lateral nerves prominent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in 10–60 cm long much-branched pubescent panicles; sepals 2–2.5 mm long, pubescent; petals 3–5 mm long, reflexed, cream becoming pinkish; stamens 1(–2), staminodes 3(–4)
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Drupe 8–30 x 7–12 cm, green to yellow or red.
Distribution
Cultivated particularly in southern Somalia and locally naturalized native of southern Asia, now cultivated throughout the tropics.
Vernacular
Canbo (Somali), mango (English).

[UPFC]
Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Caribbean, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–2850 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca,
Habit
Tree.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): DD.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.

[FWTA]

Anacardiaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Vernacular
The Common Mango
Note
Widely cultivated but here and there well established in secondary bush.

[UPB]

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Morphology General Habit
Tree.
Distribution
Cultivated in Colombia.
Ecology
Alt. 0 - 2850 m.

[FSOM]
Use
Cultivated for its edible fruit

[UPFC]
Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Fuel
Used for fuels.
Use Gene Sources
Used as gene sources.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Poisons
Poisons.
Use Social
Social uses.

[UPB]
Use Gene Sources
Crop wild relatives which may possess beneficial traits of value in breeding programmes (State of the World's Plants 2016).
Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
Medicinal (Instituto Humboldt 2014).

Native to:

Assam, Belize, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Thailand

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Angola, Ascension, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Brazil South, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Malawi, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Niue, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Spanish
Mango, manga.

Mangifera indica L. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Dec 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1540], Cameroon K000008740
Jan 1, 1987 Manning, S.D. [1249], Cameroon K000093106
Jan 1, 1985 s.coll. [s.n.], India K000695016
Mc Whirter, J. [44], Madagascar 32166.000
Malaysia 35955.000
Palmer, E. [200], Mexico K000081525
González O., J. [1164], Mexico K000081526
Botteri, M. [916], Mexico K000081527
González O., J. [1064], Mexico K000081528
Hinton, G.B. [3013], Mexico K000081530
Wallich [s.n.], Singapore K000695001
Wallich, N. [8487] K000695017
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8487] K001125658
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8487], Singapore K001125661
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 8487], Malaysia K001125660
Bourgeau, E. [1960], Mexico K000081524
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8487] K001125666
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8487] K001125657
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8487], Nepal K001125665
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8487] K001125655
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8487] K001125659
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8487] K001125656
Hinton, G.B. [337], Mexico K000081529
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8487] K001125667
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 8487], Myanmar K001125662
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8487], Myanmar K001125663
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 8487], Myanmar K001125664
Schmidt, J. [374], Thailand Mangifera siamensis K000695167 isotype

First published in Sp. Pl.: 200 (1753)

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