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Mangifera indica L.

Mango; Machang

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Machang
Deutsch Mangobaum
English Mango; Machang
Français Manguier
Italiano Mangobaum
Suomi Mangobaum
Norsk Mangobaum
Čeština Mangobaum
Español Mangobaum
Svenska Mangobaum
Polski Mangobaum
Український Mangobaum
Român Mangobaum
Русский Mangobaum
Български Mangobaum
EESTI Mangobaum
日本語 Mangobaum
Other names sepam, tiger wood, figured asam (MY, ID); asam (MY-SAB); mangga, mango (IN);

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions Asien, Ozeanien
States and Territories Tanzania [I]; Palau [I] (Koror [I]); Singapore; Banaba [Ocean] Isl.; St. Vincent [I]; Andaman Isl. [I]; St. Barthélémy [I]; N-Line Isl. [I] (Teraina [I], Tabueran [I]); Saba [I]; Dominican Republic [I]; Jamaica [I]; Botswana [I]; Angola [I]; St. Martin/St. Maarten [I]; Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], Queensland [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I], etc. [I]); Guinea [I]; Ecuador [I]; Rotuma Isl. [I]; Sri Lanka; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo] [I]; Northern Marianas [I] (Agrihan [I], Pagan [I], Alamagan [I], Anatahan [I], Saipan [I], Agrihan [I], Rota [I]); Rodrigues [I]; Tobago [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Laos; Java; Venezuela [I]; Malawi [I]; Guinea-Bissau [I]; New Caledonia [I]; Marquesas Isl. [I] (Hiva Oa [I]); USA (Florida [I]); Niue [I]; Seychelles [I]; Mauritius [I]; Tokelau [I] (Swains Isl. [I]); Cayman Isl. [I]; São Tomé [I]; Honduras [I]; Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I]); Cuba [I]; Barbados [I]; South Africa [I] (widespread); Maldives [I]; Zambia [I]; Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Makatea Isl. [I], Rangiroa Atoll [I], Takapoto Atoll [I], etc. [I]); Trinidad [I]; Nicobar Isl. [I]; Nepal; Bahamas [I]; Cambodia; Antigua [I]; La Réunion [I]; Myanmar; Anguilla [I]; Galapagos [I]; Marshall Isl. [I] (Arno [I], Jaluit [I]); Mozambique [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Yap [I], Murilo [I], Truk [I], Moen [I], Dublon [I], Lukunor [I], Pohnpei [I], Kosrae [I]); Bolivia [I]; Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Molokai [I], Lanai [I], Maui [I], Kahoolawe Isl. [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); Chad [I]; Thailand; Tonga [I] (Tongatapu [I]); Nauru [I]; Grenada [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (Anegada [I], Guana [I], St. Croix [I], St. John [I], St. Thomas [I], Tortola [I], Virgin Gorda [I]); Viet Nam; Peru [I]; Navassa Isl. [I]; Brazil [I]; Fiji [I]; Mexico [I]; South Sudan [I]; Dominica [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; peninsular Malaysia (Kelantan, Perak, Selangor, Johor); Taiwan [I]; India (widespread in hotter parts); Pakistan [I]; Montserrat [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Zimbabwe [I]; Kermadec Isl. [I]; Colombia [I]; Afghanistan [c]; Gilbert Isl. [I] (Butaritari [I], Tarawa [I], Onotoa [I]); Bangladesh; Benin [I]; Chagos Arch. [I] (Diego Garcia [I]); American Samoa [I] (Manua Isl. [I]); Philippines (widespread); Martinique [I]; Gabon [I]; Belize [I]; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan); Costa Rica [I]; Uganda [I]; St. Lucia [I]; Barbuda [I]; Togo [I]; St. Eustatius [I]; Taiwan; Panama [I]; Bhutan; Bonin Isl. [I] (Chichijima [I], Hahajima [I]); Annobon Isl. [I]; Principe Isl. [I]; Haiti [I]; Austral Isl. [I] (Tubuai [I]); Madagascar [I]; Central African Republic [I]; Guam [I]; Burkina Faso [I]; Kenya [I]
[I] = Introduced
[c] = Commercially cultivated

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Anacardiaceae
Genus Mangifera
Species indica
Author citation L.
Scientific name Mangifera indica L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/anamaind.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Color heartwood braun/braun bis hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC
Remarks /D hell bis dunkelbrauner Farbkern (häufig gestreift) ist fakultativ, kommt bei einigen Arten jedoch häufig vor; dieses Holz wird oft als "tigerwood" vermarktet /E formation of dark brown heartwood with nearly black stripes is of facultative occurrence and quite common in some species; such wood is often traded as "tigerwood" /F présence inconstante, mais commune dans certaines espèces, d'un coeur brun sombre avec des veines presque noires; ce type de bois est vendu comme "tigerwood" /P o cerne marrom escuro com veias quase pretas é de formação facultativa, embora bastante comum em algumas espécies; essa madeira é freqüentemente comercializada com o nome de "tigerwood" /S el duramen marrón oscuro con vetas casi negras es de formación facultativa, sin embargo bastante comun en algunas espécies; tal madera se comercializa frecuentemente bajo el nombre de "tigerwood"

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.52-0.7 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Mango;  Machang

Hough

Mango;  Machang

, 74x40mm ,

Mango;  Machang

Mangifera indica , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Mango;  Machang

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Mango;  Machang

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Mango;  Machang

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

Mango;  Machang

, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson

Fruit

Mango;  Machang

, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson