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10. Mangifera griffithii Hook.f.wfo-0000371211

Trans. Linn. Soc. London 23: 168. 1860; Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 14. 1876; Engl. in A.DC. & C.DC., Monogr. Phan. 4: 203. 1883; King, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65: 468. 1896; Pierre, Fl. For. Cochinch. 1: t.364k. 1897; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 521. 1922; Ding Hou, Blumea 24: 25. 1978; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8: 430. 1978; Kochummen, Tree Fl. Malaya 4: 35. 1989; Chayamarit, Thai Forest Bull. (Bot.) 22: 14. 1994.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Tree, 25–40 m high; bark greyish-brown; branches glabrous. Leaves elliptic-oblong or obovate, 5–25 by 3–9 cm, apex acute or acuminate, base cuneate; subcoriaceous, glabrous on both surfaces, lateral nerves 7–14 per side, arched, slightly raised on both surfaces, reticulation conspicuous on both surfaces; petiole 2–5 cm long, cylindrical, groove above. Panicles terminal and in apical leaf axils, puberulous. Flowers small, creamy-white; calyx 4-lobed, lobed ovate, pubescent outside; petals 4 (rarely 5), with 3–5 ridges near base; disc short-cupular, 2–4-lobed, papillose; stamens 4, rarely 5, 1 fertile, filaments free; ovary subglobose. Drupes ellipsoid or obovoid, 2.5–3.5 by 2.5–3 cm, dark purple to blackish when ripe; flesh pale orange-yellow, fibrous, sour-sweet.

Thailand : PENINSULAR: Narathiwat.

Distribution : Peninsular Malaysia, Malesia.

Ecology : In lowland forests, up to 360 m alt. Flowering: August–October. Fruiting: January–October.

Vernacular : Mamuang pa (มะม่วงป่า)(Narathiwat); mamuang lawa (มะม่วงลาว้า), la-wo (ละโว้)(Malay-Narathiwat).