Mangifera foetida
Mangifera foetida (also called horse mango, malmut, limus, bachang and machang) is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is found in wet-land rainforest regions of Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Mangifera foetida from Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
'Mangifera foetida' in Malaysia
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Mangifera |
| Species: | M. foetida |
| Binomial name | |
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Uses
Culinary
The fruit is edible raw or cooked without the skin and seed, but normally eaten raw. However, young fruits extrude sap that can cause blisters. Mature fruits have a strong smell. Also, the longer the fruit is allowed to mature, the inside becomes increasingly fibrous. At that point, the fruit can be used to extract the juices, but the fibers make the fruit almost inedible.
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Mangifera foetida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31392A9625288. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31392A9625288.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Our Tropical Garden. Bachang (Mangifera foetida)
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