''Mangifera pajang'', commonly known as wild mango, is a species of tree in the family

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. It is

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, where it is known by the various native names: ''buah'' ''bambangan, buah mawang and buah embang''.

Description

It is a tall tree, which can grow up to tall. The leaves are simple, oblong shaped (28 – 45 centimeters long and 10-15 centimeters wide) with petioles that are 5-7 centimeters long. The tree is not grown commercially and can be found in the forests in

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and

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, Malaysia. The flowers are elliptic-oblong and have 5 petals that are purplish-red on the inner surface and pinkish-white on the outside. The fruit is a fleshly

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of globose shape measuring 15–20 cm across and has a rough skin, which is 5-7 millimeters thick. The wild

mango A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree '' Mangifera indica''. It originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South and Southeast As ...

fruits are green when unripe and change to a brown color when ripe. The flesh is yellow, thick and very fibrous. Wild mango flesh is aromatic and tastes sweet and sour. The peel is very tough and has a corrosive latex layer. The latex is known to cause burns to lips and cause blisters.

References

pajang The Kingdom of Pajang or Sultanate of Pajang (; 1568–1586) was a short-lived Muslim state in Java. It was established by Adiwijaya or Jaka Tingkir, Lord of Boyolali, after a civil war and was a successor to Sultanate of Demak. Adiwijaya cla ...

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