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4545.000 Mangifera
Description of the genus
Trees. Leaves alternate, simple, petiolate with the petiole thickened at base, entire. Flowers in terminal or subterminal panicles, polygamous. Sepals (4-)5. Petals 4-5 with 1-5 prominent nerves, the central prolonged like a crest at the base of the internal face. Stamens 5-10, 1(-2) fertile, the others sterile. Ovary ± spherical, 1-locular. Style and stigma 1. Drupe (the mango fruit) ovoid, fleshy with a fibrous, woody endocarp. Seeds oblong-ovoid, flattened. Worldwide: c. 40-60 species in Indomalesia Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| indica L. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Mangifera:
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Flora of Burundi: MangiferaFlora of Caprivi: Mangifera
Flora of Malawi: Mangifera
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Mangifera
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Mangifera
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Mangifera
Flora of Zimbabwe: Mangifera
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Mangifera
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MangiferaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mangifera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mangifera
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Mangifera
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Mangifera
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mangifera
JSTOR Plant Science: Mangifera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mangifera
Plants of the World Online: Mangifera
Tropicos: Mangifera
Wikipedia: Mangifera
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