Mangifera.] XLV. anacardiace^. 523 



white; pedicels as long. Sepals 5 ovate-lanceolate, pubescent. 

 Petals twice as long, linear-oblong ; nerve i trifid at tip. Stamens 

 fertile 3, 2 staminodes. Disc lobed. Ovary papillose. Fruit 

 elliptic, about i'5 in. long (not ripe). Hah. Kedah at Alor Sta 

 in open country (Ridley). 



(9) M. iaAica.Linn. Sp. PI. 200; Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 13. 



Tree about 60 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, narrow oblong to 

 oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, dark green, base cuneate; 

 nerves 12 to 20 pairs, 5 to 10 in. long, 1-5 to 3 in. wide; petioles 

 •5 to 2 in. long. Panicles 12 in. long or more minutely tomentose. 

 Flowers yellowish green, '2 in wide. Sepals ovate, pubescent. Petals 

 oblong with 3 stout nerves. Stamen i, from between 2 of the 5 lobes 

 of the disc. Ovary obliquely ovoid. Drupe fleshy green or orange, 

 obliquely pear-shaped or ovoid flattened 3 to 4 in. or in cultivated 

 forms 12 in. long. Stone large, fibrous-coated hard. Cultivated in 

 orchards, abandoned villages, etc. Originally from India. Native 

 names : Mangga ; Mampelam. 



(10) M. oblongifolia Hook. fd. F.B.I, ii. 16 ; King, I.e. 473. 

 Large glabrous tree. Leaves stiffly coriaceous, linear-oblong 



blunt, base rounded ; nerves 18 to 25 pairs slightly elevate on both 

 sides, reticulate above, pale smooth beneath, 6 to 9 in. long, 175 

 to 275 in. wide; petioles i to 1-5 in. long. Panicles 9 in. long, 

 many branched, sub-terminal, glabrous. Flowers '15 in. long, 

 on pedicels as long. Sepals 5, orbicular. Petals 5, twice as long, 

 elliptic-oblong with 3 to 5 short ridges confluent at base. Stamens 

 5 (all antheriferous), one fertile longer. Fruit unknown. Hab. 

 Malacca (Griffith and Maingay), not seen of late years. N alive 

 name : Maingay gives Ouenee, but that is M. odorata. 



(11) M. longipes Griff. Notnlce iv. 419; Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 

 15 ; King, I.e. 473. 



Tree 80 ft. or more tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong or 

 elliptic-oblong, shortly acuminate, base narrow cuneate ; nerves 16 

 to 20 pairs distinct on both sides, 5 to 8 in. long, 1-5 to 2 in. wide; 

 petioles slender, 75 to 175 in. long. Panicles terminal, long, 

 slender lax spreading, glabrous. Flowers nearly '2 in. across in 

 ultimate cymules, with longer pedicels. Sepals 5, ovate acute, 

 hairy on the midrib on back. Petals 5, longer, Hnear-oblong, tips 

 reflexed, i ridge at base. Stamen i, longer; staminodes several. 

 Hah. Forests in south. Singapore on Bukit Timah. Malacca 

 (Griffith). Pahang, Kwantan (Foxworthy). Native name : "^^.ch- 

 ang Api. 



(12) M. gracilipes Hook. fit. F.B.I, ii. 16 ; King, I.e. 474. 

 Large glabrous tree, slender branched. Leaves thin coriaceous, 



elUptic-lanceolate cuspidate, base long narrowed acute; nerves 

 10 to 12 pairs, slightly raised on both sides, 3 to 4 in. long, i to 

 1-5 in. wide; petioles 75 to i in. long, very slender. Panicles 

 glabrous slender 5 to 6 in. long, terminal; branchlets very short. 



