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Taxon:  Mangifera indica L.



Summary
Genus:
Mangifera
Subgenus:
Mangifera
Section:
Mangifera
Family:
Anacardiaceae
Subfamily:
Anacardioideae
Nomen number:
23351
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:200. 1753
Verified:
05/05/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
192 (192  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Mangifera austroyunnanensis Hu
Mangifera mekongensis anon.
Mangifera siamensis Warb. ex Craib
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Reference(s)
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  3. Bompard, J. M. 1993. The genus Mangifera re-discovered: the potential contribution of wild species to mango cultivation. Acta Hort. 341:69-77.
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Common names
English
common mango –
Indian mango –
mango –
French
mangue –
manguier –
German
Mango –
Mangobaum –
Mangopalme –
Portuguese
manga –
mangueira –
Spanish
manga –
Swedish
mango –
Transliterated Arabic
amba –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
2Cultivated    widely cult. in tropics
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Assam]
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar
Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
Human foodbeverage base Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Human foodfruit Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=23351. Accessed 5 May 2025.