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Mangifera

Mangifera
M. indica fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Subfamily:	Anacardioideae
Genus:	Mangifera L.
Synonyms
Phanrangia Tardieu[1]

Mangifera is agenus of flowering plants in thecashew family,Anacardiaceae. It contains approximately 69 species, with the best-known being the Common Mango (Mangifera indica). The center of diversity is in subtropical andtropical southeast Asia, while the highest number of species occur in the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, andSumatra. They are generallycanopy trees in lowlandrainforests, reaching a height of 30–40 m (98–131 ft).^[2]

Contents

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• 1 Uses
• 2 Species
  • 2.1 Formerly placed here
• 3 References

Uses[edit]

Mangifera species are widely cultivated in Asia and elsewhere. More than 27 species in the genus bear edible, fleshy fruits, especially the CommonMango (M. indica). Others, such as M. foetida, yield astringent fruits that can be eaten pickled.^[3]

Species[edit]

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Of these 10 are accepted species names.

• Mangifera altissima Blanco; Unresolved^[4]
• Mangifera andamanica King; Unresolved^[5]
• Mangifera austro-indica Kosterm.; Unresolved^[6]
• Mangifera austro-yunnanensis Hu; Synonym of M. indica^[7]
• Mangifera blommesteinii Kosterm.; Unresolved ^[8]
• Mangifera bullata Kosterm.Unresolved ^[9]
• Mangifera caesia Jack Accepted ^[10]
• Mangifera campnospermoidesKosterm. unresolved ^[11]
• Mangifera camptosperma PierreUnresolved ^[12]
• Mangifera casturi Kosterm.; Accepted^[13]
• Mangifera collina Kosterm.Unresolved ^[14]
• Mangifera decandra Ding Hou; Unresolved ^[15]
• Mangifera dewildei Kosterm.unresolved ^[16]
• Mangifera dongnaiensis Pierre
• Mangifera flava Evrard Unresolved^[17]
• Mangifera foetida Lour. Unresolved^[18]
• Mangifera gedebi Miq. unresolved ^[19]
• Mangifera gracilipes Hook.f.Unresolved ^[20]
• Mangifera griffithii Hook.f.Unresolved ^[21]
• Mangifera hiemalis J.Y. LiangSynonym of M. persiciforma^[22]
• Mangifera indica L. Accepted ^[23]
• Mangifera kemanga BlumeUnresolved ^[24]
• Mangifera lalijiwa Kosterm.Unresolved ^[25]
• Mangifera laurina Blume Accepted^[26]
• Mangifera lineariflia (Mukh.) Kosterm.Accepted ^[27]
• Mangifera macrocarpa BlumeUnresolved ^[28]
• Mangifera magnifica KochummenUnresolved ^[29]
• Mangifera merrllii MukherjiUnresolved ^[30]
• Mangifera minutifolia EvrardUnresolved ^[31]
• Mangifera monandra Merr.Unresolved ^[32]
• Mangifera nicobarica Kosterm.Unresolved ^[33]
• Mangifera odorata Griff. Accepted ^[34]
• Mangifera orophila Kosterm.Unresolved ^[35]
• Mangifera pajang Kosterm.Unresolved ^[36]
• Mangifera paludosa Kosterm.Unresolved ^[37]
• Mangifera parvifolia Boerl. & Koord.Unresolved ^[38]
• Mangifera pedicellata Kosterm.Unresolved ^[39]
• Mangifera pentandra Hook.f.Unresolved ^[40]
• Mangifera persiciformis C.Y. Wu & T.L. Ming; Accepted (Mangifera persiciforma) C.Y. Wu & T.L. Ming ^[41]
• Mangifera pseudoindica Kosterm.Unresolved ^[42]
• Mangifera quadrifida Jack ex Wall.unresolved ^[43]
• Mangifera reba Pierre. Unresolved ^[44]
• Mangifera rubropetala Kosterm.Accepted ^[45]
• Mangifera rufocostata Kosterm.Unresolved ^[46]
• Mangifera siamensis Warb. ex W. G. Craib Accepted ^[47]
• Mangifera similis Blume Unresolved^[48]
• Mangifera sumbawaensis Kosterm.Unresolved ^[49]
• Mangifera superba Hook.f.Unresolved ^[50]
• Mangifera swintonioides Kosterm.Unresolved ^[51]
• Mangifera sylvatica Roxb. Accepted^[52]
• Mangifera taipa Buch.-Ham.Unresolved ^[53]
• Mangifera torquenda Kosterm.Unresolved ^[54]
• Mangifera transversalis Kosterm.Unresolved ^[55]
• Mangifera zeylanica (Blume) Hook.f.^[56] Unresolved ^[57]

Formerly placed here[edit]

• Bouea oppositifolia (Roxb.) Meisn. (as M. oppositifoliaRoxb.)
• Elaeodendron glaucum(Rottb.) Pers. (as M. glaucaRottb.)
• Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte ex O'Rorke) Baill. (asM. gabonensis Aubry-Lecomte ex O'Rorke)
• Spondias pinnata (J.Koenig ex L.f.) Kurz (as M. pinnataJ.Koenig ex L.f.)^[56]

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mangifera.

Wikispecies has information related to: Mangifera

1. Jump up^ "Genus: MangiferaL.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-11-23. Retrieved2010-02-12.
2. Jump up^ Litz, Richard E.; Miguel A. Gómez-Lim (2005). "Mangifera indica Mango". In Richard E. Litz.Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops. CABI. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0-85199-662-2.
3. Jump up^ Litz, Richard E. (2009). The Mango: Botany, Production and Uses (2 ed.). CABI. pp. 5–8.ISBN 978-1-84593-489-7.
4. Jump up^ The Plant List M. altissima
5. Jump up^ The Plant List: M. andamanica
6. Jump up^ The Plant List: M. austroindica
7. Jump up^ The Plant List M. austroyunnanensis
8. Jump up^ The Plant List M. blommesteinii
9. Jump up^ The Plant List: M. bullata
10. Jump up^ The Plant List M. caesia
11. Jump up^ The Plant List M. campnospermoides
12. Jump up^ The Plant List M. camptosperma
13. Jump up^ The Plant List M. casturi
14. Jump up^ The Plant List M. collina
15. Jump up^ The Plant List M. decandra
16. Jump up^ The Plant List M. dewildei
17. Jump up^ The Plant List M. flava
18. Jump up^ The Plant List M. foetida
19. Jump up^ The Plant List M. gedebi
20. Jump up^ The Plant List M. gracilipes
21. Jump up^ The Plant List M. griffithii
22. Jump up^ The Plant List M. hiemalis
23. Jump up^ The Plant List M. indica
24. Jump up^ The Plant List M. kemanga
25. Jump up^ The Plant List M. lalijiwa
26. Jump up^ The Plant List M. laurina
27. Jump up^ The Plant List M. lineariflia
28. Jump up^ The Plant List M. macrocarpa
29. Jump up^ The Plant List Mangifera magnifica
30. Jump up^ The Plant List M. merrillii
31. Jump up^ The Plant List
32. Jump up^ The Plant List M. monandra
33. Jump up^ The Plant List M. nicobarica
34. Jump up^ The Plant List M. odorata
35. Jump up^ The Plant List M. orophila
36. Jump up^ The Plant List M. pajang
37. Jump up^ The Plant List M. paludosa
38. Jump up^ The Plant List M. parvifolia
39. Jump up^ The  List M. pedicellata
40. Jump up^ The Plant List M. pentandra
41. Jump up^ The Plant List M. persiciforma
42. Jump up^ The Plant List M. pseudoindica
43. Jump up^ The Plant List M. quadrifida
44. Jump up^ The Plant List M. reba
45. Jump up^ The Plant List M. rubropetala
46. Jump up^ The Plant List M. rufocostata
47. Jump up^ The Plant List M. siamensis
48. Jump up^ The Plant List M. similis
49. Jump up^ The Plant List M. sumbawaensis
50. Jump up^ The Plant List M. superba
51. Jump up^ The Plant List M. swintonioides
52. Jump up^ The Plant List M. sylvatica
53. Jump up^ The Plant List M. taipa
54. Jump up^ The Plant List M. torquenda
55. Jump up^ The Plant List M. transversalis
56. ^ Jump up to:^a b "GRIN Species Records ofMangifera".Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved2011-02-04.
57. Jump up^ The Plant List M. zeylanica

EXAMPLE:-

Mangifera casturi

Mangifera casturi
Conservation status
Extinct in the Wild (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Genus:	Mangifera
Species:	M. casturi
Binomial name
Mangifera casturi Kosterm.

Mangifera casturi(also calledKalimantan Mangoor Kasturi) is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceaefamily.

It was endemic toKalimantan region of Borneo,Indonesia, but is now considered extinct in the wild.

Source[edit]

• Article about Mangifera casturi
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998.Mangifera casturi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.