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The document describes a specimen of Mangifera indica Linn., or mango, collected in Novaliches, Quezon City, Philippines. It is a large evergreen tree that can reach heights of 10-45 meters. It has spirally arranged leaves that are lanceolate to elliptical in shape. The tree produces panicles of small white to green flowers. The fruit is a large drupe containing a thick yellow pulp and seed. M. indica is native to tropical Asia and contains phytochemicals like tannins, glycosides, and two flavonoid compounds.

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The document describes a specimen of Mangifera indica Linn., or mango, collected in Novaliches, Quezon City, Philippines. It is a large evergreen tree that can reach heights of 10-45 meters. It has spirally arranged leaves that are lanceolate to elliptical in shape. The tree produces panicles of small white to green flowers. The fruit is a large drupe containing a thick yellow pulp and seed. M. indica is native to tropical Asia and contains phytochemicals like tannins, glycosides, and two flavonoid compounds.

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FLORA OF THE PHILIPPINES

OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

Specimen No: Family Name: Scientific Name: Local Names: Collector/s:

Date Collected: Place Collected:

Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica Linn. Mangga Encila, Paola M. Loreto, Jackelyn G. Ulidan, Barbara M. June 30, 2011 Novaliches, Quezon City

FLORA OF THE PHILIPPINES


OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

Botanical Description: Mangifera indica is large evergreen tree in the anacardiaceae family that grows to a height of 10-45 m, dome shape with dense foliage, typically heavy branched from a stout trunk. The leaves are spirally arranged on branches, linearoblong, lanceolate elliptical, pointed at both ends, the leaf blades mostly about 25-cm long and 8-cm wide, sometimes much larger, reddish and thinly flaccid when first formed and release an aromatic odor when crushed. The inflorescence occurs in panicles consisting of about 3000 tiny whitish-red or yellowish - green flowers. The fruit is a well known large drupe, but shows a great variation in shape and size. It contains a thick yellow pulp, single seed and thick yellowish-red skin when ripe. The seed is solitary, ovoid or oblong, encased in a hard, compressed fibrous endocarp. Habitat: It is native tropical Asia and has been cultivated in the Indian subcontinent for over 4000 years and is now found naturalized in most tropical countries. Phytochemistry: Tannin is very abundant in leaves and stem (10%), glycosides are abundant in leaves. The fruit are a good source of vitamin C. Maniferin, mangin, piuri-yellow dye, benzoic acid, citric acid. Two compounds were isolated, rhamnetin 3-O-Bgalactopyranoside and rhamnetin 3-O-B-glucopyranoside.

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