Mangifera foetida
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Mangifera foetida (also called Horse Mango) is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is found in SE Asia.
Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Mangifera foetida, Lour. Bachang. Ambatjang. A large tree, with elliptic-oblong to obovatc lvs. 10-12 in. long, 3-4 in. broad, acute at base, acute to obtuse at apex; petiole stout, 1- 1 ½ in. long: panicle large, stout, deep red; fls. subsessile; sepals ovate, obtuse; petals linear- lanceolate, reflexed, pink or red; stamens 5, 1 perfect, the rest shorter, imperfect; ovary glabrous, oblique, green, smooth, very fetid; flesh yellow, stone very fibrous. Distributed throughout the Malay Archipelago, where the fr. is eaten by the natives but is considered of very poor quality by Europeans.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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