Mangifera foetida (also called horse mango, malmut, limus, bachang,machangand kemantan in Borneo) is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. However, its name is identified by Plants of the World Online database as a synonym of Mangifera caesia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Mangifera |
| Species: | M. foetida
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It is found in wet-land rainforest regions of Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Uses
editCulinary
editThe fruit is edible raw or cooked without the skin and seed, but normally eaten raw. However, young fruits extrude sap that can cause blisters.[citation needed] Mature fruits have a strong smell. The ripe fruit tend to be fibrous. At that point, the fruit can be used to extract the juices or made into jam.
Two know variety found in Borneo that can be very sweet or sour.
Other uses: The seed make good rootstock for grafting other type of mango for it resistant to diseases.
References
edit- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Mangifera foetida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31392A9625288. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31392A9625288.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Mangifera foetida Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024.
- Our Tropical Garden. Bachang (Mangifera foetida)
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