MANGGA PARI ( Mangifera laurina Blume )

MANGGA PARI
Mangifera laurina Blume

Anacardiaceae
Vernacular names: Indonesia: Javanese: pelem kecik; Kalimantan-Sumatra:
empelem; Malaysia: mempelam, emplam, mangga anyer; the Philippines: apali;
Myanmar: thayet-thee-nee; Thailand: mamuang kaleng, mamuang khee kwaang
Geographical distribution: from Peninsular Thailand to Papua New Guinea,
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Java
Uses: main product is fruit, but the wood is used for construction and outdoor
applications
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant

The one of five hundred plant species in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, West Java


Sources:
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