Mangifera.] xlv. anacardiace^. 525 



(16) M. lagenifera Griff. Notulce iv. 414, t. 567, fig. 3 ; Hook. fil. 

 F.B.I, ii. 18; King, I.e. 476. 



A superb tree 80 to 100 ft. tall. Leaves deep green, very cori- 

 aceous, oblanceolate blunt, gradually narrowed to base; nerves 

 16 to 20 pairs, faint, 3 to 6 in. long, i to 175 in. wide; petioles 

 flat, '5 to '9 in. long. Panicles erect, puberulous reddish, 6 in. 

 long, stout, lax. Flowers 35 in. long, deep violet ; pedicels short. 

 Sepals 5 or 6 ovate, pubescent. Petals 5 or 6 much longer, erect, 

 oblanceolate, puberulous. Stamens 5 to 6, all perfect, as long as 

 petals, violet. Drupe 6 in. long, pear-shaped, green, tinted brown 

 or purple. Hah. Common in orchards and villages, whole peninsula 

 and islands. The fruit is coarse and not much liked even by Malays. 

 Native name : Lanjut. 



(17) M. kemanga Bl. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i. 202. M. 

 policarpa Griff. Notulce iv. 416, t. 567, fig. 2 ; Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 20. 



Big tree 80 ft. high. Leaves crowded at branch-tips, sessile 

 coriaceous, oblanceolate or obovate-oblong, bluntly acuminate, base 

 narrowed to base of petiole; nerves 20 to 22 pairs, conspicuous 

 and raised on both sides, 9 to 15 in. long, 2*5 to 4 in. wide. Panicles 

 20 to 30 in. long, stout, pubescent, much-branched. Flowers "25 in. 

 long, pinkish purple; pedicels short. Sepals 5, linear-lanceolate. 

 Petals 5, linear-lanceolate, not twice as long, with i median ridge. 

 Stamen i, shorter. Drupe oblong, base gibbous, brown; stone 

 lanceolate. Hah. Orchard and villages. Singapore and Malacca. 

 Distrih. Malay islands. Native name : Kemang. 



(18) M, caesia Jack in Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 441 ; Hook. fit. F.B.I. 

 ii. 19; King, I.e. 478. 



About 60 ft. tall. Leaves thickly coriaceous, lanceolate to 

 elliptic-lanceolate short acuminate, narrowed at base, midrib 

 stout ; nerves 20 to 25 pairs, prominent, 6 to 12 in. long, 2 to 3-5 in. 

 wide ; petioles thick, -35 to -5 in. long. Panicles over 12 in. long, 

 much-branched, pubescent, dense-flowered. Flowers -3 in. long, 

 pale hlac. Sepals 5, lanceolate pubescent. Petals 5, twice as 

 long, linear with central ridge. Stamen i, shorter; staminodes 

 minute. Drupe 6 in. or more long, thick, dirty white. Hah. 

 Common in villages and orchards. Native name: Binjai. A 

 popular fruit with natives, and a very handsome and showy tree in 

 flower. Distrih. Malay islands. 



(19) M. superba Hook. fit. F.B.I, ii. 19 ; King, I.e. 478. 



A very large tree. Leaves very coriaceous cuneate-oblanceolate, 

 obtuse, narrowed to base of petiole; nerves 30 pairs, prominent, 

 midrib very short, 10 to 16 in. long, 3 to 5 in. wide ; petioles -5 to 

 I in. long very stout, often winged to base. Panicle terminal 

 over 8 in. long, stout ; branches few. Flowers 75 in. long, Hlac, 

 crowded in heads at the tips of the branches ; pedicels very short. 

 Bracts numerous, large lanceolate. Sepals 5, ovate-lanceolate, 

 pubescent, -35 in. long. Petals twice as long, lanceolate, acuminate 



