Mangifera foetida

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Habit		tree

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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.

Read about Mangifera foetida in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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