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Mangifera indica

Reference No :

0223

Scientific Name :

Mangifera indica

Sinhala Name :

කරතළොම්බන් (KARATHAKOLOMBAN)

Tamil Name :

மா மரம் (MA MARAM)

Other Common Names :

Plant Family :

Anacardiaceae

Plant Group :

Angiosperms (Enclosed Seed)

Crown Architecture :

Spreading Canopy

Plant Categories :

Bird Attractive Plants;   Canopy plants;   Common Landscaping Plants;   Cooking Plants;   Courtyard Plants;   Dark Green Plants;   Dry Zone Plants;   Edible Plants;   Flowering Plants;   Fruiting Plants;   Intermediate Zone Plants;   Large Trees;   Low Maintenance Plants;   Medium Size Trees;   Ornamental Plants;   Parking Area Plants;   Roadside Plants;   Seasonal Plant;   Shady Plants;   Fast Growing Plants;   Wood Value Plants;   Evergreen Plants;   Suitable for Hotel Landscapes

Native Region(s) :

Indian Subcontinent

Plant Distribution(s) :

India;   Myanmar;   Indo-Malesia Region

Elevation :

Above sea level and below 500 m

Average Height :

12.00 - 30.00 m

Maximum Height :

40.00

Average Width :

30.00 - 38.00 m

Maximum Width :

40.00

Propogation(s) :

By Seeds;   By Grafting

Average Longevity :

300 years

Maturity Longevity :

5 years

Medicinal Use :

Yes

Medicinal Value :

PARTS  USED  IN  TREATMENT

  • Bark
  • Leaves
  • Flowers
  • Fruits
  • Flesh of the seed

Treatment for

  • Constipation
  • Swellings
  • Fevers
  • Endometritis

RELATED  MEDICINAL  PROPERTIES

  • Helps to keep heart healthy
  • Purifies blood

Description :

Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance: Medium

Leaf: Evergreen
Leaves: simple, alternate, spiral, clustered at twig ends; petiole 1.2-6.2 cm long, swollen at base, planoconvex in cross section; lamina 8-25 x 1.7-6 cm, narrow oblong-elliptic or lanceolate, apex gradually acuminate, base acute to attenuate, margin slightly undulate, sub coriaceous, glabrous; midrib raised above; secondary nerves many, nearly straight or gradually curved 28 to 30 pairs; tertiary nerves reticulate. Inflorescence

Flowers: Inflorescence terminal panicle; flowers polygamous, radially symmetrical. Usually only 1 fertile stamen per flower; 4 other stamens are sterile. Each flower has a conspicuous 5-lobed disk between the petals and stamens.
Bloom Color: Greenish white
Bloom Time: January to March

Fruit: Irregularly egg-shaped and slightly compressed fleshy drupe, 8-12 (-30) cm long, attached at the broadest end on a pendulous stalk. Skin smooth greenish-yellow, sometimes tinged with red. Underlying yellow-orange flesh varies in quality from soft, sweet, juicy and fiber-free in high-quality selected (clonal) varieties to turpentine-flavored and fibrous in unselected (wild) seedlings. Individual fruits can be round, oval, heart-shaped, or kidney-shaped; and can weigh as little as a few ounces or as much as five pounds. The soft pulp is juicy and sweet, although it can sometimes has an acid overtone. At its best, mangoes have a pleasant resinous quality, but at its worst can smell like kerosene.
Fruiting Time: July to August
Seed: The single, large, inedible compressed-ovoid seed is 3.5-20 cm long and encased in the white fibrous inner layer of the fruit.

Trunk (bole): Long bole can be 60 - 120cm in diameter

Habitat: A mid-canopy tree in humid tropical forests, usually growing in the more open, secondary formations.

Habit: Evergreen Tree

Foliage

Leaf Shape :

Elliptic Shape

Leaf Arrangement :

Opposite leaf arrangement

Flowering

Is Flowering :

Yes

Fruiting

Bears Fruits :

Yes

Maintenance

Soil Types :

Loam Soil;   Slightly Acidic (pH 6.1 - 6.5)

Water :

Medium/Moderate

Sunlight :

Full

Humidity :

High

Edibility

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