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Wild Mango
ative Photo: Dinesh Valke
Common name: Wild Mango, Andaman mombin, Indian hog plum, Indian mombin • Abor: Dergi-Asing • Adi: Dorge, Dorgu Dorge • Ahom: আমৰা Amora • Andamans (local Name): Gue • Assamese: আমৰা Aamaraa • Bengali: আমড়া Aamada, আম্রাত Aamraata, আম্রাতক Aamraataka • Bodo: Thaisuri • Dogri: माड़ा Madha, मंब Mamb • Garo: Ambare Rongtong, Ambi-Thong, Ambri-Thong, Thong-Rong • Gujarati: અંબાડાં Ambaadaa, અંબાડો Ambaado, અંબેડી Ambedi, અંબેડો Ambedo • Hajong: Amra • Haryanvi: अमरा Amara • Hindi: अम्बाड़ा Ambara, अम्बाड़ी Ambari, अमरा Amra, भृङ्गी फल Bhringi-Phal, मेटुला Metula, पशु हरितकी Pashu-Haritaki, पीतन Pitan • Kachari: Thaisudi-Phang • Kannada: ಅಬಟ್ಟಿ ಮರ Abatti Mara, ಅಮಟೆ ಕಾಯಿಮರ Amate Kaayimara, ಅಂಬಾಡೆ Ambaade, ಅಂಬಟೆ Ambate, ಗೊಡ್ಡದ ಕಾಯಿ Goddada Kaayi, ಗೊಡ್ಡಮಟೆ Goddamate, ಕಾಡಂಬಟ್ಟಿ Kadambatti, ಕೊಡಲಿ ಮಾವು Kodali Maavu, ಮರ ಹುಣಿಸೆ Mara Hunise, ಮುತ್ತಿಗ Muttiga, ಪೂಂಡಿ Poondi, ತಿಂಡೀಕ Tindeeka, ವೃಕ್ಷಾಮ್ಲ Vrkshaamla • Karbi: Chiming-Arong, Suming-Arong • Khasi: Dieng-Soh-Pier, Dieng-Soh-Pier-Kanthai • Kokborok: Raisoingsing, Thai-Toui, Totoi Gera • Konkani: आंबाडो Ambado • Kuki: Tai-To-Thing, Toito • Lepcha: ᰛᰩᰮᰀᰤᰧᰶᰜᰧᰵ ᰀᰪᰵ Raom-Chyee-Ling Koong, ᰛᰪᰵᰀᰤᰧᰶᰜᰧᰵ Rung-Chyee-Ling • Malayalam: അമ്പഴം Ampazham, കാട്ട്മാങ്ങ Kaattumaanga • Manipuri: ꯍꯩꯅꯤꯡ Heining • Marathi: अमडा Amada, आंबाडा Ambada, ढोलआंबा Dholamba, खटांबा Khatamba, रानआंबा Ranamba • Maring: Totohei • Mishing: Dergi-Asing • Mizo: Tawi-Taw • Mundari: Ambaru, Arbaru • Nagamese: Tamzen • Nepali: अमारो Amaaro • Nyishi: Dongkal Seen, Pakka • Odia: ଅଧ୍ୱଗଭୋଗ୍ୟ Adhwagabhogya, ଆମ୍ବଡ଼ା Ambarda, ଆମ୍ରାତ Amrata, ଅତ୍ୟମ୍ଳ Atyamla, ବାଳମୂଳିକା Balamulika, ବୃଦ୍ଧ ବିଭୀତକ Bruddha Bibhitaka, ବୃକ୍ଷାମ୍ଳ Brukshamla, କପିପ୍ରିୟ Kapipriya, କପୀତନ Kapitana, ଫଳୀ Phali, ପୀତନ Pitana, ପୂରାମ୍ଳ Puramla, ରସାଢ୍ୟ Rasadhya, ସାଲମା Salama, ଶୁଙ୍ଗ Shunga • Pahari: अंबुआड़ा Ambuara • Pali: अंबाटका Ambataka • Punjabi: ਭੰਬੋਲਾ Bhanbola • Rabha: Doythe • Sanskrit: अध्वगभोग्य Adhvagabhogya, आम्रात Amrata, आम्रवाट Amravata, अत्यम्ल Atyamla, भृङ्गीफल Bhrngiphala, बीजामित Bijamita, बृहद्बीज Brhadbija, इन्दुफल Induphala, कपिचूड Kapichuda, कपिप्रिय Kapipriya, कपिरसाध्या Kapirasadhya, कपीतन Kapitana, माधवद्रुम Madhavadruma, मधुराम्लक Madhuramlaka, मेटुला Metula, पशुहरीतकी Pashuharitaki, पीतनक Pitanaka, पूराम्ल Puramla, रसाढ्य Rasadhya, सारण Sarana, शृङ्गिन् Shrngin, शुङ्ग Shunga, स्वादुरसा Svadurasa, तनुक्षीर Tanukshira, वर्षपल्किन् Varshapalkin, वृद्धविभीतक Vrddhavibhitaka, वृक्षाम्ल Vrkshamla • Santali: ᱟᱢᱲᱟ Amra • Tagin: Kodum • Tamil: அம்பாழம் Ambazham, ஆம்பிரம் Ampiram, அப்பீரகம் Appirakam, காட்டுமா Kattuma, கிஞ்சம் Kincam, மாழை Malai, மாம்புளி Mampuli, மாரிமா Marima, நாளினி Naalini, புளிமா Pulima, உகின் Ukin • Tangkhul: Heining • Tangsa: Makok • Telugu: అడవిమామిడి Adavimamidi, అధ్వము Adhvamu, అంబాళము Ambalamu, అంపిలేపిచెట్టు Ampilepichettu, ఆమ్రతకము Aamrathakamu, ఇవురుమామిడి Ivuru Mamidi, కొండమామిడి Konda Mamidi, పీతవృక్షము Peetha Vrukshamu • Tibetan: ཨ་མྲ A-Mra, ཨ་མྲ་ཏ་ཀ A-Mra-Ta-Ka, ཤིན་པ་ཀོ Sin-Pa-Ko, ཤིན་བྲ་ཀ Sin-Bra-Ka • Tulu: ಅಂಬಡೆ Ambade, ಅಂಬಟೆ Ambate • Urdu: امباڙا Ambara, امباڙي Ambari, امرا Amra, پهل بهرنگي Bhringi-Phal, ميٿلا Metula, هريتکي پش Pashu-Haritaki, پيتن Pitan Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Spondias pinnata    Family: Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)
Synonyms: Spondias mangifera, Mangifera pinnata
Wild Mango is a deciduous tree, 10-15 m tall, with yellowish brown, smooth branches. Leaf stalks are 10-15 cm long. Leaves are 30-40 cm long, compound with 5-11 opposite leaflets. Leaflets are stalked, ovate-oblong to elliptic-oblong, 7-12 cm long, 4-5 cm wide, papery. Leaf base is wedge- shaped to rounded, often oblique, margin toothed or entire, with a tapering tip. Tiny flowers are borne in panicles at the end of branches, 25-35 cm long. Flowers are stalkless, white. Sepals are triangular, about 0.5 mm. Petals are ovate-oblong, about 2.5 × 1.5 mm, pointed. Fruit is ellipsoid to elliptic-ovoid, yellowish orange at maturity, 3.5-5 × 2.5-3.5 cm. Inner part of endocarp is woody and grooved, outer part is fibrous. Mature fruit is usually with 2 or 3 seeds. Flowering: March-April.
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke
Photographed in Alibag, Maharashtra & Jharkhand.
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