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15. Mangifera pentandra Hook.f.wfo-0000371136

Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 14. 1876; Engl. in A.DC. & C.DC., Monogr. Phan. 4: 198. 1883; King, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65: 472. 1896; Pierre, Fl. For. Cochinch. 1: t.364F. 1897; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 522. 1922; Corner, Ways. Trees: 111. 1940; Ding Hou, Blumea 24: 28. 1978; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8: 426. 1978; Kochummen, Tree Fl. Malaya 4: 38. 1989; Chayamarit, Thai Forest Bull. (Bot.) 22: 16. 1994.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Tree, 25–30 m high. Leaves lanceolate or lanceolate-oblong 10–30.5 by 3.5–11 cm, apex shortly acuminate, base obtuse or almost rounded, coriaceous, lateral nerves 12–23 per side, reticulate venation distinct on both surfaces forming a fine network; petioles 1.5–3.5 cm, swollen at base. Panicles terminal, 15–30 cm long, tomentose; bracts ovate, 1 by 1 mm. Flowers yellowish-white; pedicels 0.5 mm long; calyx 5-lobed, lobes ovate, 2–2.5 mm long, pubescent outside; petals 5, elliptic-oblong, 3–5 by 1.5–2 mm, with 3 ridges; stamens 5, all fertile; disc short cupular, 0.5–1 mm high, 5-lobed; ovary subglobose, style subterminal. Drupes oblong, 7.5–10 by 5–6 cm; ripening green, rather fragrant; flesh watery pale orange, with few fibres.

Thailand : SOUTH-WESTERN: Prachuap Khiri Khan.

Distribution : Malay Peninsula (Malacca – type).

Ecology : In lowland evergren forests. Flowering: December–January; fruiting: February–March.

Vernacular : Mamuang pa (มะม่วงป่า)(Central).

Notes: This is very similar to Mangifera indica but the reticulate venation in the leaves are finer and more distinct on both surfaces. The panicles are more densely hairy, the flowers have five stamens; the sepals are broader and more coarsely pubescent; the petals are shorter and are situated nearer the edge of the disc. The bases of the leaves are also less cuneate than in M. indica.