Mangifera sylvatica

Mangifera sylvatica
Nepal mango
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Mangifera
Species: M. sylvatica
Binomial name
Mangifera sylvatica
Roxb.

Mangifera sylvatica (also known as the Himalayan mango, pickling mango, or Nepal mango) is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China (Yunnan), India (Assam, Darjeeling, Sikkim), Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand.[1][2] It is a tree 6–20 m (20–66 ft) tall. The fruit measure 6 cm–8 cm × 4 cm–5 cm (2.4 in–3.1 in × 1.6 in–2.0 in).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Mangifera sylvatica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 1998: e.T31405A9630938. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31405A9630938.en.
  2. 1 2 Tianlu Min & Anders Barfod. "Mangifera sylvatica". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

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