4545.000 Mangifera L.

Van Der Veken, P. (1960) Anacardiaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume IX 5-108

Description of the genus

Trees. Leaves alternate, simple, petiolate with the petiole thickened at base, entire. Flowers in terminal or subterminal panicles, polygamous. Sepals (4-)5. Petals 4-5 with 1-5 prominent nerves, the central prolonged like a crest at the base of the internal face. Stamens 5-10, 1(-2) fertile, the others sterile. Ovary ± spherical, 1-locular. Style and stigma 1. Drupe (the mango fruit) ovoid, fleshy with a fibrous, woody endocarp. Seeds oblong-ovoid, flattened.

Worldwide: c. 40-60 species in Indomalesia with one species widely cultivated throughout the tropics for its edible fruit.

Burundi: 1 cultivated taxon.

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mangifera
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mangifera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mangifera
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Mangifera
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iNaturalist: Mangifera
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mangifera
JSTOR Plant Science: Mangifera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mangifera
Plants of the World Online: Mangifera
Tropicos: Mangifera
Wikipedia: Mangifera

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