Mangifera pajang

Mangifera pajang, commonly known as wild mango, is a species of tree in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to Borneo, where it is known by the various native names: buah bambangan, buah mawang and buah embang.[2]

Mangifera pajang
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Mangifera
Species:
M. pajang
Binomial name
Mangifera pajang

Description

It is a tall tree, which can grow up to 15 to 50 meters (50-164 feet) tall. The leaves are simple, oblong shaped (28 – 45 centimeters long and 10-15 centimeters wide) with petioles that are 5-7 centimeters long. The tree is not grown commercially and can be found in the forests in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia.[3]

The flowers are elliptic-oblong and have 5 petals that are purplish-red on the inner surface and pinkish-white on the outside.

The fruit is a fleshly drupe of globose shape measuring 15–20 cm across and has a rough skin, which is 5-7 millimeters thick. The wild mango fruits are green when unripe and change to a brown color when ripe. The flesh is yellow, thick and very fibrous. Wild mango flesh is aromatic and taste sweet and sour.[3] The peel is very tough and has a corrosive latex layer.[4] The latex is known to cause burns to lips and cause blisters.

References
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Mangifera pajang". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31394A9625586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31394A9625586.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Mohd Hafizuddin Shaiful Amran (9 June 2016). "Analisis proksimat Mangifera pajang (buah bambangan)" (in Malay). Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. Jahurul, M. H. A.; Zaidul, I. S. M.; Beh, Leykey; Sharifudin, M. S.; Siddiquee, Shafiquzzaman; Hasmadi, M.; Sahena, F.; Mansoor, A. H.; Lee, J. S.; Jinap, S. (2019-01-01). "Valuable components of bambangan fruit (Mangifera pajang) and its co-products: A review". Food Research International. 115: 105–115. doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2018.08.017. ISSN 0963-9969. PMID 30599921. S2CID 58560891.
  4. Lim, Tong Kwee (2014), "Syzygium aromaticum", Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 460–482, doi:10.1007/978-94-017-8748-2_32, ISBN 978-94-017-8747-5, retrieved 2022-11-05


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