Mangifera quadrifida Jack, in Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. Wall. 2 (1824)

Synonyms
Mangifera langong Miq.
Mangifera longipetiolata King
Mangifera maingayi Hook.f.
Mangifera quadrifida var. spathulaefolia (Bl.) Engl.
Mangifera rigida Bl.
Mangifera spathulaefolia Bl.

Description
Emergent tree up to 51 m tall and 112 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves in whorls or alternate, simple, penni-veined. Flowers ca. 6 mm in diameter, white coloured, fragrant, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 70 mm long, pale green to dark purple, fleshy drupes with edible but fibrous white flesh.

Ecology
Often in villages or forest gardens as a cultivated tree. In undisturbed lowland forest often found on inundated land or along riversides, up to 1000 m altitude but usually below 500 m.

Uses
Cultivated for its fruits.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, East- and South-Kalimantan), Celebes and the Moluccas.

Local names
Borneo: Asam putarum; Asem kumbang; Asem Paoh; Asem rawa; Baab; Damaran; Rancha rancha; Rawa-rawa biasa; Rawa-rawa pipit.