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'''''Mangifera odorata''''' (also called '''Kuwini Mango''', '''Saipan Mango''', or '''Fragrant Mango''') is a species of [[plant]] in the [[Anacardiaceae]] family. It is found in [[Guam]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], the [[Philippines]], [[Singapore]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]].
Kuini or Mangifera odorata is a [[mango]] variety that is to be native to tropical Asia, specifically to [[West Malaysia]]. The fruit is light orange in colour and juicy sweet when ripe. The tree has a distinct feature, i.e. emits a fragrant resinous smell. The tree flowers throughout the year and the flowers too are strongly scented with its fragrance. The sap on unripe kuini fruits are poisonous
Kuini (Mangifera odorata) commonly found in East Malaysia's Jungle (Borneo) has spherical, almost round shape, dark green and green when ripe. It has strong Odour which can be detected from afar. This fruit is not common in West Malaysia and Singapore.
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Mangifera odorata, Griff. Kuwini. Bumbum. A tree, glabrous throughout, or with panicles slightly pubescent: lvs. elliptic-lanceolate to oblong, 6 -12 in. long, 2-4 in. broad, acute or acuminate; petiole stout, I 1/1 –l ¾ in. long: panicle stout, green; fls. odorous; sepals ovate- oblong; petals linear-oblong, reflexed, greenish, suffused blood-red; perfect stamens sometimes 2, staminodes slender, capitate; ovary glabrous: fr. oblong, yellowish green, fetid, stone compressed, fibrous. A native of Malacca.—The fr. is said to be sweet, without, any taste of turpentine.
Mangifera odorata, Griff. Kuwini. Bumbum. A tree, glabrous throughout, or with panicles slightly pubescent: lvs. elliptic-lanceolate to oblong, 6 -12 in. long, 2-4 in. broad, acute or acuminate; petiole stout, I 1/1 –l ¾ in. long: panicle stout, green; fls. odorous; sepals ovate- oblong; petals linear-oblong, reflexed, greenish, suffused blood-red; perfect stamens sometimes 2, staminodes slender, capitate; ovary glabrous: fr. oblong, yellowish green, fetid, stone compressed, fibrous. A native of Malacca.—The fr. is said to be sweet, without, any taste of turpentine.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
===Pests and diseases===
| ordo = [[Sapindales]]
| familia = [[Anacardiaceae]]
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==Source==
==External links==
* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/31401/all ''Mangifera odorata'']. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on [[22 August]] [[2007]].
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