Mangifera caesia
Mangifera caesia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Genus: | Mangifera |
Species: | M. caesia
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Binomial name | |
Mangifera caesia Jack ex Wall.
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Synonyms[2] | |
Mangifera kemanga Blume |
Mangifera caesia is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. Known in English as jack or white mango, among other names. It belongs to the same genus as the mango and is widely cultivated in areas of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.[3]
It was featured in Malaysian stamp, printed in 1999 as a postage stamp in the rare fruits series.[4]
Names
M. caesia is locally known as binjai (
Description
These are restricted to wet lowlands at below 450 metres (1,480 ft).
Reproduction
This tree produces thousand of fruits, ripening three months after anthesis. The fruit matures during the rainy season, this is a deciduous, stands erect and bare before shedding large bud scales that envelops twigs and inflorescence.
Propagation method
It is propagated from seeds
Used in dishes
The fruit of the M. caesia can be served fresh, preserved or cooked.[6] They can be eaten dipped in chili and dark soy sauce. In Bali, it is used as an ingredient for local creamy juices,[5] also for making spice base for chillies sambal which is eaten with river fish. it can also be used in making pickles. The wood is used for light construction.[3]
In Brunei, where it is called binjai, the fruit is used to make a variety of cacah or dipping sauce for ambuyat, a sago dish considered to be the country's national dish.[9]
As irritant
The sap of M. caesia can cause skin eruptions[10] or dermatitis.[11] It unripe fruits' sap can also cause irritation.[12][3]
See also
- Mangifera altissima (pahutan or paho mango)
References
- ^ Ganesan, S.K. (2021). "Mangifera caesia". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ "Mangifera caesia Jack — POWO". powo.science.kew.org.
- ^ ISBN 978-90-481-8661-7. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Katalog setem : Setem › Rare Fruits of Malaysia.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-323-15912-8. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics: An Inventory". United States Department of Agriculture. p. 17. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ISBN 978-92-5-101385-4. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." Worldagroforestry.org. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Rokiah Mahmud (5 June 2020). "Dipping into the world of 'cacah ambuyat'". Borneo Bulletin Online. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Michels (Journalist), John (1943). Science. p. 42. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ISBN 9780262160766. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology. American Medical Association. 1945. p. 164. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
External links
- Kwan, TY. "Sightings: A Mysterious Tree Bears Fruit". Green Dot Internet Services. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
- "Mangifera caesia". Floraofsingapore.wordpress.com. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2018.