Mangifera swintonioides
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| Mangifera swintonioides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Mangifera |
| Species: | M. swintonioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangifera swintonioides | |
Mangifera swintonioides is a flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia.[3]
Mangifera swintonioides grows as a tree up to 40 m (130 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 70 cm (28 in). The grey bark is scaly and cracked. The leathery leaves are elliptic or oblong and measure up to 15 cm (6 in) long and up to 4 cm (1.6 in) wide. The inflorescences, in panicles, feature white flowers. The fruits, brown to grey, measure up to 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long.[3]
Taxonomy
Mangifera swintonioides was first described by Indonesian botanist André Kostermans in 1993.[2] The type specimen was collected in Sabah in Borneo. The specific epithet swintonioides refers to the species' resemblance to the genus Swintonia.[3]