Mangifera odorata

Mangifera odorata subsp. var.
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Mangifera odorata (also called Kuwini Mango, Saipan Mango, or Fragrant Mango) is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is found in Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Kuini or Mangifera odorata is a mango variety that is to be native to tropical Asia, specifically to West Malaysia. The fruit is light orange in colour and juicy sweet when ripe. The tree has a distinct feature, i.e. emits a fragrant resinous smell. The tree flowers throughout the year and the flowers too are strongly scented with its fragrance. The sap on unripe kuini fruits are poisonous

Kuini (Mangifera odorata) commonly found in East Malaysia's Jungle (Borneo) has spherical, almost round shape, dark green and green when ripe. It has strong Odour which can be detected from afar. This fruit is not common in West Malaysia and Singapore.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Mangifera odorata, Griff. Kuwini. Bumbum. A tree, glabrous throughout, or with panicles slightly pubescent: lvs. elliptic-lanceolate to oblong, 6 -12 in. long, 2-4 in. broad, acute or acuminate; petiole stout, I 1/1 –l ¾ in. long: panicle stout, green; fls. odorous; sepals ovate- oblong; petals linear-oblong, reflexed, greenish, suffused blood-red; perfect stamens sometimes 2, staminodes slender, capitate; ovary glabrous: fr. oblong, yellowish green, fetid, stone compressed, fibrous. A native of Malacca.—The fr. is said to be sweet, without, any taste of turpentine. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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