Mangifera decandra Ding Hou, Reinwardtia 8 (1972)
(Latin for 'with ten stamens')Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 39 m tall and 75 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves in
whorls, simple, penni-veined. Flowers ca. 4 mm in diameter, pinkish-red, placed
in large panicles. Fruits ca. 100 mm long, green-reddish-brown, fleshy drupe,
with edible sweet-sour whitish flesh.
Ecology
Undisturbed lowland mixed dipterocarp forest up to 800
m altitude but usually much lower. In secondary forests usually a
pre-disturbance remnant, or planted in forest gardens.
Uses
Used as a fruit tree in forest gardens.
Distribution
Sumatra and Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Beluno; Beluno hutan; Bindjay; Binjay; Buah asam; Konjot; Konyot susu;
Konyot besi; Mawong; Rengas.
