Mangifera
The mango ( Mangifera ) are a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae ( Anacardiaceae ).
Occurrence
They are originally probably from the Indonesian island of Borneo, from which it is, next to spread over large areas of Asia, including India, Burma, Sri Lanka, Thailand, southern China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines also on some Pacific islands have. In addition, they also occur in Australia. Through human plantings some species are now also found in Central America. They thrive mainly in tropical lowland rain forest. The most economically important species is the mango from Pakistan and India ( Mangifera indica). For many of the other species is currently very little known, they must be regarded as at risk because of ongoing forest destruction through deforestation but.
Description
Mangifera species are trees. The leaves are simple. In terminal paniculate inflorescences many flowers are summarized. The small flowers have a double perianth. The sepals fall off early. There are at least four petals present. There are the same number of stamens as petals present, but only one is fertile. It formed large drupes.
System
The genus was first named in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus. A distinction is about 40-69 mango species cultivated species is the mango ( Mangifera indica). Sometimes two subgenera Mangifera and limus be distinguished.
Genus mangoes ( Mangifera ) ( selection):
- Mangifera altissima Blanco
- Mangifera caesia Jack ex Wallich ( Syn: Mangifera verticillata CB Rob. )
- Mangifera camptosperma Pierre
- Mangifera casturi Kosterm.
- Mangifera foetida Lour.
- Indian mango tree or mango ( Mangifera indica L., Syn: Mangifera domestica Gaertn. )
- Mangifera kemanga flower
- Mangifera longipes handle.
- Mangifera macrocarpa Flower
- Mangifera magnifica
- Mangifera odorata handle.
- Mangifera Pajang Kosterm.
- Mangifera pentandra Hook. f
- Mangifera persiciformis C. Y. Wu et T. L. Ming
- Mangifera siamensis Warbg. ex Craib
- Mangifera sylvatica Roxb.
Swell
- Short description in the Flora of Pakistan. (English )