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General Information

Mangifera sylvatica is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 45 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 15 metres and up to 100cm in diameter[, ].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood - the wood is also traded[].
The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

E. Asia - China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Habitat

In dense, evergreen primary forests and also in more open secondary formations, growing on hillsides at elevations up to 1,000 metres[, ].

Properties

Conservation Status	Least Concern
Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	25.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

The small fruits are edible with a sweet and sour taste[]. The layer of pulp is rather thin[]. The unripe fruit is pleasantly aromatic and is used for making tarts, pickles and jellies[]. The yellow fruit is an ovoid drupe, beaked, smaller than the common mango containing a single, large seed[].

Medicinal

The dried fruit is used medicinally[].

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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