Family:
Anacardiaceae
Synonym:
Mangifera amba Forsk., Mangifera anisodora Blanco
Vernacular
name:
Mavu
Habit:
Tree
Habitat:
A large evergreen tree
Distribution:
India: Tropical Himalayas, Western Peninsula; Tropical Asia
Flowering
& Fruiting: July-August.
Key
identification features: A large evergreen tree. Leaves are
oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, crowded at ends of branches. Panicles terminal,
flowers uni- or bisexual, petals creamy- white in colour. Fruit is a drupe,
ovoid-oblong
Uses:
Wood moderately hard and used for making furniture and boats. Fruits are
edible. Pickles are prepared from the immature fruits.
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