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16. Mangifera quadrifida Jackwfo-0000371116

in Roxb., Fl. Ind. 440. 1824; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 16. 1876; Engl. in A.DC. & C.DC., Monogr. Phan. 4: 206. 1883, incl. var. spathulaefolia (Blume) Engl., l.c. 207; King, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65: 471. 1896; Pierre, Fl. For. Cochinch. 1: t.364 H. 1897; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 522. 1922; Corner, Ways. Trees: 111. 1940; Ding Hou, Blumea 24: 28. 1978, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8: 429, 1978; Kochummen, Trees Fl. Malaya 4: 38. 1989; Chayamarit, Thai Forest Bull. (Bot.) 22: 17. 1994.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Tree, 10–40 m high; branches reddish-brown, angular; bark brown, fissured and scaly glabrous. Leaves narrowly elliptic-oblong, 9.5–35 by 4–8 cm, apex acute or shortly acuminate, base cuneate, subcoriaceous, lateral nerves 5–18 per side, obliquely arched, prominent beneath, venation reticulate, obscure on both surfaces; petiole 4.5–7.5 cm, terete, swollen at base. Panicles terminal or in upper leaf axils. Flowers white or greenish-white; calyx 4-lobed; petals 4, elliptic; stamens 4, 1 fertile, filament free; ovary ovoid. Drupes broadly ellipsoid with 3 ridges, 8–10 cm by 5.5–7 cm; dark purple with pale brownish spot when ripe; flesh light yellow, fibrous, sweet to sour.

Thailand : PENINSULAR: Yala (Bo Hin).

Distribution : Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.

Ecology : In lowland evergreen forests.

Vernacular : Mamuang khan (มะม่วงคัน)(Peninsular).