Mangifera zeylanica

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Mangifera zeylanica is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.


Read about Mangifera zeylanica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Mangifera zeylanica, Hook. f. A tree, glabrous throughout: lvs. oblong-obovate to elliptic-lanceolate, usually rounded at the apex, 2-3 ½ m- long: panicle stout, longer than the lvs.; fls. on slender pedicels; sepals orbicular; petals short, elliptic-oblong, disk large; fertile stamen 1, with 6-8 staminodes; ovary slightly pubescent. Ceylon, up to elevations of 3,000 ft.— Closely approaches M. indica, but said by Hooker to differ in habit and foliage, the contracted panicle, fls. with longer pedicels, perfectly glabrous sepals, and short petals.


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