Statue of Unity – Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat Rain Forest Ektanagar

Mangifera camptosperma

Syn. Mangifera gedebe

IUCN Red List Near Threatened (NT)

Local name

  • Flat Fruited Mango (English)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Anacardiaceae
20m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Mangifera camptosperma bark

Bark

Smooth to lightly fissured brownish-grey to dark greyish-brown bark. Young branches are noticeably angular and greyish-brown.

Mangifera camptosperma leaves

Leaves

Simple, alternate, and leathery (coriaceous). Blades measure 10–23 cm long and 2–6 cm wide, with a prominent midrib. They are entirely glabrous (smooth) but feature unique hair-like structures visible internally when broken open.

Mangifera camptosperma flower

Flower

Pale green, polygamous flowers form dense, hairy terminal panicles up to 22 cm long, with regional variation showing both 4- and 5-petaled flowers.

Mangifera camptosperma fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Ellipsoid drupes measuring 6–9 cm in diameter. Inside, it contains a matching flattened endocarp and a soft seed.

Mangifera camptosperma

Did you know?

When its leaf is torn across the midrib, fine, white, hair-like vascular bundles emerge from the broken edge, aiding identification.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

Indo-China, Andaman, Nicobar, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam