320 WILD FOOD PLANTS OF THE PHILIPPINES 



MANGIFERA CAESIA Jack. (Fig. 50). Baluno. 



Local names: Baluno (Zamboanga) ; baihio (Basilan). 



The fruit resembles the commonly cultivated mango and is 

 sold in the markets of Zamboanga. The tree is sometimes cul- 

 tivated for the fruits. 



According to Heyne,* the seed kernels are pounded with 

 leaves of Solanum yiigrum, and used as a condiment with rice. 



Mangifera caesia is a tree reaching a height of about 25 me- 

 ters and a diameter of about 120 centimeters. The leaves are 

 smooth, and pointed at both ends. 



This species is found in Mindanao and neighboring islands, 

 and in the Sulu Archipelago. 



MANGIFERA ODORATA Griff. HuANl. 



Local names: Huani (Zamboanga); iiani (Basilan). 



The fruit of this species is similar to that of the cultivated 

 mango. 



Mangifera odorata is a tree reaching a height of about 25 

 meters and a diameter of about 40 centimeters. The leaves are 

 alternate, leathery, pointed at both ends, and about 25 centi- 

 meters in length. The flowers are small and borne on rather 

 large, compound inflorescences. 



This species has been reported from Balabac, Zamboanga, 

 and Basilan. It is cultivated at the Lamao Experiment Station. 



Genus SEMECARPUS 

 SEMECARPUS CUNEIFORMIS Blanco. (Fig. 51). LiGAS. 



Local names: Agds (Guimaras Island); anagds (Negros Occidental); 

 kamiing (Zambales, Pampanga, Bataan) ; kamiring (Ilocos Sur, Abra, Ca- 

 gayan, Union, Pangasinan) ; ligds (Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Manila, Rizal, 

 Mindoro) ; pakan (Bontoc). 



The fruit resembles the cashew in form, but is smaller. The 

 drupe is ovoid, oblique, a centimeter long, and is borne on a fleshy, 

 purple receptacle, which is about as long as the drupe. 



Semecarpus cuneiformis is a tree reaching a height of about 

 12 meters and a diameter of about 25 centimeters. The leaves 

 are somewhat crowded at the ends of the branches, hairy beneath, 

 rounded or somewhat pointed at the tip, usually pointed at the 

 base, and from 10 to 20 centimeters in length. The flowers are 



* Heyne, K., De Nuttige Planten van Nederlandsch-Indie, Volume 3, 

 page 125. 



