Mangifera mucronulata (PROSEA)
Introduction |
Mangifera mucronulata Blume
- Protologue: Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. 1(13): 201 (1850).
Synonyms
Mangifera membranacea Blume (1850), Mangifera salomonensis C.T. White (1950).
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: ponga ma wale (Moluccas), bu-sya, karmesan (Irian Jaya).
Distribution
The Moluccas, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Uses
The timber is reputed to be used.
Observations
A medium-sized (to sometimes very large) tree up to 25(-54) m tall, with bole branchless for up to 15 m and up to 45 cm in diameter, bark surface smooth or superficially fissured, with lenticels, pale grey; leaves elliptical-oblong, 10-29 cm × 5-10 cm; inflorescence pseudo-terminal, initially pubescent but later glabrescent; flowers 4-merous, petals 3.5-5 mm long, cream-white or white, with (3-)5 yellow ridges confluent at the base, disk large, cushion-like, one stamen fertile, staminodes much smaller, filaments free; fruit unknown. M. mucronulata occurs scattered, but locally common, in lowland evergreen rain forest. The heartwood is dark brown to blackish.
Selected sources
328.