Mangifera indica Mangifera indica Mangifera indica Mangifera indica L. MAHARASHTRA MAHARASHTRA MAHARASHTRA MAHARASHTRA State State State State Tree Tree Tree Tree: Amba (Marathi). Botanical Name Botanical Name Botanical Name Botanical Name: Mangifera indica Mangifera indica Mangifera indica Mangifera indica L. Family Family Family Family: Anacardiaceae. Common Common Common Common Names Names Names Names: Aam (Assamese); Mango Tree (English); Am, Amb (Hindi); Maavu, Maavinahannu Maavinakayi (Kannada); Ambo (Konkani); Manga (Malayalam); Amba (Odiya); Amb (Punjabi); Maa, Amra, Chuta (Sanskrit); Maa, Manga (Tamil); Mamidi (Telugu); Kukku (Tulu); Aam (Urdu). Etymology Etymology Etymology Etymology: The generic name, Mangifera Mangifera Mangifera Mangifera is derived from the Tamil word ‘mangai’; specific epithet indica indica indica indica refers to its Indian origin. Descript Descript Descript Description ion ion ion: Medium to large-sized evergreen tree, growing up to 40 m tall with a heavy dome- shaped crown. Leaves crowded at the ends of branchlets, elliptic-oblong to elliptic-lanceolate, cuneate at base, entire at margins, acute at apex, 10 – 20 × 2 – 5 cm, glabrous, orange-golden yellow when young, shining green on maturity, emitting aromatic resinous odour when crushed. Flowers densely clustered in terminal panicles, polygamous, small, mildly fragrant, greenish yellow or creamish. Fruits a drupe, variable in form and size, green, yellowish or red in colour when ripe, one-seeded; seed embedded in soft, pulpy edible mesocarp. Flowering Flowering Flowering Flowering: January – March; Fruiting Fruiting Fruiting Fruiting: April – June.
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Mangifera indica Mangifera indica Mangifera indica Mangifera indica L.
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State State State State TreeTreeTreeTree: Amba (Marathi).