Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Mangifera indica Linn.

Family: Anacardiaceae Genus: Mangifera Species: Mangifera indica Linn.( आम )

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Synonym Mangifera austroyunnanensis Hu Flower Color Greenish
Common Name Aam, Mango Flower Type Panicle
English / Trade Name Mango Flowering Period Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name Aam Fruiting Period April-June
Altitude Upto 1400m Fruit Type Drupe
Habit Tree Fruit Details Various Size, Oblong Or Subreniform And Fleshy With Sweet Juice
Habitat Wild But Mostly Cultivated Along The Roads, The Stream And Coastal Areas Bark Type Fissured
Distribution East Africa, Bhutan, Burma, West Africa, Brazil, West Indies And Mexico, India And South-east Asia, Sri Lanka, Tropical Asia Bark Details Bark 2-2.5 Cm, Dark Grey, Rough With Vertical Fissures, Blaze Yellow
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Simple
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Oblong
Description of Species Evergreen Trees,Up To 30 M High, Bark 2-2.5 Cm, Dark Grey, Rough With Vertical Fissures, Blaze Yellow.Leaves Simple, Alternate, Clustered At The Tips Of Branchlets, Estipulate.Petiole10-75 Mm Long.Lamina 9.2-40 X 2.5-8 Cm, Elliptic, Elliptic-lanceolate, Linear-oblong, Base Attenuat Or Acute, Margin Entire Lateral Nerves 14-28 Pairs, Pinnate. Flowers Polygamous,yellowish-green,interminal Panicles.Calyx 4-5 Partite, Ovate, Imbricate.Petals 4-5, Oblong Obovate .Stamens 4-5.Ovary Sessile,superior, Oblique, 1-celled. Ovule Pendulous. Style Lateral. Stigma Simple. Fruit A Drupe, 5-15cm Long ,oblong-reniform,compressed,yellowish-red, Mesocarp Fleshy, Endocarp Fibrous, Seed Subreniform Leaf Details Leaves Simple, Alternate, Clustered At Th Tips Of Branchlets, Estipulate.Petiole10-75 Mm Long.Lamina 9.2-40 X 2.5-8 Cm
 

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