Mangifera odorata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Mangifera |
| Species: | M. odorata
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Mangifera odorata, commonly known as kwini (also spelled kuini, kuweni, kuwini, etc.),
Description
The fruit of M. odorata has a skin that is yellow to green in colour.[5] The flesh of the fruit has an orange to yellow colour and is sour or sweet when eaten.[5] The fruits are round in shape and have a smooth skin that range from yellow-green.[5][9] The tree flowers have a pleasant fragrance.[5][9]
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Morphology
Mangifera odorata is a fruit plant that grows approximately 10–15 m in height, hardly ever growing past 20 m.[5] The crown has a wide round shape.[5] The trunk stands in an upright straight position that appears to have a grayish colour "containing an irritant sap".[5] Leaf morphology is "oblong-lance shaped" that has a "non-wavy edge".[5] Veins are also noticeable on the leaf.[5]
The plant has flowers are approximately 6 mm wide, emit a pleasant scent as well as appear to be yellowish-green in colour.[5] The rachis has a reddish-brown colour.[5] Petals are lance-shaped and at the base have a yellowish colour but turn dark red later on.[5] The apex or tip of the petal is pale pink in colour.[5] The sepals which appear to be brown-red or partly green in colour look oval shaped and are roughly 3–4 mm long.[5] Within the flower, there is 1 fertile stamen that serve in reproduction and is about 5 mm in length.[5] The staminodes which are approximately 1.5–2 mm long.[5] Another reproductive organ called the ovary is round in shape, yellowish to dark red and about 3–5 mm in length.[5] The pollen is "elliptic and tapering towards poles"[9]
The fruit has a yellow to green skin colour.[5][9] When it is ripe the skin turns green.[9] The flesh is orange to yellow and can taste sweet or source when consumed.[5] The seed inside is both flat in shape with a hairy/fibrous surface.[5]
Distribution and habitat
The exact origins of Mangifera odorata are unknown.
Mangifera odorata thrives in tropical wet climates which have both heavy and moderate rainfall.[5] However, they are unable to survive and grow in places that have continuous dry climates.[5] M. odorata is common in cultivation but does not normally grow in the wild.[5]
Pests
Mangifera odorata is known to be a major host of Bactrocera dorsalis, Ciripestis eutraphera, Coptotermes, Coptotermes cuvignathus, Cryptorhynchus frigidus, Deanolis albizonalis, Marasmiellus scandens and Marasmius crinis-equi.[12]
As food
M.odorata is a fruit which can be consumed.
Conservation status
They are considered to be data deficient and are not label as endangered, threatened, or extinct.[1] Their genetic material is stored in germplasm repositories where it may be used for future cultivar and research uses.[10]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Mangifera odorata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Mangifera odorata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- PMID 35275322.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Bompard, JM (1991). Mangifera odorata Griffith. Wagenigen, Netherlands: Verheij EWM, Coronel RE, editors. pp. 218–220.
- ^ S2CID 21114338.
- ^ a b c Mangifera odorata Griffith (PDF). Agroforestree database, World Agroforestry Centre.
- ^ a b "Mangifera odorata Griffith". PROSEA. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ S2CID 132914531.
- ^ S2CID 20407156.
- S2CID 23331942.
- ^ "Mangifera odorata (kurwini mango)". 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ PMID 28406526.
- ^ PMID 30654598.
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