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General Information

Mangifera griffithii is an evergreen tree; it usually grows 20 - 30 metres tall, occasionally to 40 metres. The bole is usually free of branches for more than half its height, up to 80cm in diameter and free of buttresses[].
Although it does not fruit every year, the tree is grown as a fruit crop within the plant's native range[]. It is sold in local markets, usually at a premium price compared to other mangoes due to its scarcity[]. The wood is also harvested, both for local use and for trade.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

Southeast Asia - Malaysia.

Habitat

Prefers temporarily inundated areas, on river levees, marshy places behind the levees, in lowland areas[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	25.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Cultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, growing in areas with no distinctive dry season[].

The tree is slow to come into production, and only produces fruit irregularly[].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw. The firm and rather juicy orange-yellow pulp has a sweet-sour flavour[]. There is a slight taste of burnt sugar[]. The skin, which is about 1mm thick, is easy to remove from the fruit[]. The purplish-black, oblong fruit can be 35 - 40mm long and 30 - 35mm wide, containing a single, large seed[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is a source of 'machang' timber[]. We do not have a specific description for the wood of this speices, but a general description of machang timber is as follows:-
The heartwood is light brown or light grey brown, occasionally with chocolate or black streaky coreword; it is not clearly differentiated from the wide band of sapwood. The texture is moderately coarse to coarse and even; the grain interlocked and wavy. The wood is moderately heavy to heavy; moderately hard; not durable under exposed conditions, being susceptible to fungi, dry wood borers and termites. The wood seasons somewhat rapidly with only a slight risk of checking or distortion; once dry it is moderately stable in service. It can be worked with ordinary tools, there is a slight difficulty resawing when green, but is easy when dry; planing is easy but the surface produced is moderately smooth with grain pick-up on the radial side; nailing and screwing is excellent; gluing is correct. The wood is suitable for light construction, turnery, flooring, interior panelling, boxes, crates, pallets and plywood manufacture[]. Corewood can be used for decorative veneer production[, ].

Propagation

Seed -

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