Mangifera nicobarica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Genus: | Mangifera |
Species: | M. nicobarica |
Binomial name | |
Mangifera nicobarica | |
Mangifera nicobarica is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands.
Mangifera is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It contains about 69 species, with the best-known being the common mango. The center of diversity of the genus is in the Malesian ecoregion of Southeast Asia, particularly in Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay peninsula. They are generally canopy trees in lowland rainforests, reaching a height of 30–40 m (98–131 ft).
Bentinckia nicobarica is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae endemic to the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It is a palm native to Great Nicobar, Katchal, Nancowry and Car Nicobar islands.
The Nicobar treeshrew is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands where it inhabits the islands' rain forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Nicobar shrew or Nicobar white-tailed shrew is a critically endangered species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Great Nicobar Island in India.
Mangifera altissima, is a species of mango native to the Philippines and surrounding regions in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is not grown commercially but is harvested from the wild in the Philippines. It has small fruits that are pale yellow when ripe and are very sweet, though much more fibrous than commercially cultivated Mangifera indica species like Carabao mangoes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mangifera campnospermoides is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is a tree endemic to Kalimantan in Indonesia. It is a critically endangered species threatened by habitat loss.
Mangifera casturi is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae.
Mangifera dewildei is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to North Sumatra in Indonesia. It is a vulnerable species threatened by habitat loss.
Mangifera foetida is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae.
Mangifera macrocarpa is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is a tree found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.
Mangifera parvifolia is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is a tree found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Mangifera pedicellata is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to Java in Indonesia.
Mangifera rubropetala was a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It was found in possibly Indonesia and Malaysia.
Mangifera similis is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
Mangifera sumbawaensis is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to Indonesia. It is native to Sumbawa.
Mangifera sylvatica, also known as the Himalayan mango, pickling mango, or Nepal mango, is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China (Yunnan), India, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand. It is a tree 6–20 m (20–66 ft) tall. The fruit measure 6 cm–8 cm × 4 cm–5 cm.
Mangifera taipa is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to the Maluku Islands.
Mangifera transversalis is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia.
Mangifera zeylanica or "Sri Lanka wild mango" is a wild species of mango tree endemic to Sri Lanka. This stately tree is the tallest member of the mango genus, Mangifera, and one of the two tallest trees in the family Anacardiaceae. The mango fruits are edible and have an excellent taste. It is called "aetamba" (ඇටඹ) or "wal amba" in Sinhala and “kaddu-ma” in Tamil. The well-known British botanist and explorer Joseph Dalton Hooker first described the tree in 1876.
Mangifera indica, commonly known as mango, is a species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is a large fruit tree, capable of growing to a height of 30 metres. There are two distinct genetic populations in modern mangoes – the "Indian type" and the "Southeast Asian type".