Family: Anacardiaceae
Synonym: Mangifera amba Forsk., Mangifera anisodora Blanco
Vernacular name: Mavu
Habit: Tree
Habitat: A large evergreen tree
Distribution: India: Tropical Himalayas, Western Peninsula; Tropical Asia
Flowering & Fruiting: July-August.
Key identification features: A large evergreen tree. Leaves are oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, crowded at ends of branches. Panicles terminal, flowers uni- or bisexual, petals creamy- white in colour. Fruit is a drupe, ovoid-oblong
Uses: Wood moderately hard and used for making furniture and boats. Fruits are edible. Pickles are prepared from the immature fruits.
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