Mangifera similis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Anacardiaceae
Subfamilia: Anacardioideae
Genus: Mangifera
Species: Mangifera similis

Name

Mangifera similis Blume, Mus. Bot. 1(13): 200 (1850)

• Types:
  • Lectotype: P.W. Korthals s.n. (in flower; L 0015783 (sheet 897.363-570)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [​fide Ding Hou, Blumea 24(1): 29 (1978)]).
  • Syntypes: P.W. Korthals s.n. (L {0015780 (sheet 897.363-572)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 0015781 (sheet 897.363-574)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 0015782 (sheet 897.363-575)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 0015784 (sheet 897.363-571)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 0015785 (sheet 897.363-573)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}).
• Type locality: [Indonesia. Kalimantan Selatan: Martapura.]

Synonyms

• Hou (1978) synonymized Mangifera torquenda Kosterm. with M. similis while Kostermans & Bompard (1993) reinstated the former.

Misapplied names

• Mangifera quadrifida auct. non Jack: Ding Hou, Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 8(3): 429 (1978); Ding Hou, Identific. List 57 (1979), quoad Grashoff 773 a.
  • Note: fide Kostermans & Bompard (1993).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Borneo (Kalimantan, Sabah [M. torquenda], Sarawak [M. torquenda]), Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia) [M. torquenda], Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. 1849–1851. Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum sive stirpium Exoticarum, Novarum vel Minus Cognitarum ex Vivis aut Siccis Brevis Expositio et Descriptio. Leiden. Volumen 1. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hou, D. 1978. Florae Malesianae Praecursores LVI. Anacardiaceae. Blumea 24(1) 1–41. PDF. Reference page.  [see page 29]
• Hou, D. 1978. Anacardiaceae. Pp. 395–548 in van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.), Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, Vol. 8(3). Sijthoff & Noordhoff International Publishers, Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. BHL Reference page.  [see page 429]
• Kostermans, A.J.G.H. & Bompard, J.-M. 1993. The Mangoes: Their Botany, Nomenclature, Horticulture and Utilization. London / San Diego, CA: Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, Publishers. xvi + 265 pp. ISBN 0-12-421920-9 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-421920-5.X5001-X [except for index]. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page.  [see pages 57–59]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Mangifera similis. Accessed: 2024 July 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Mangifera similis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Mangifera similis. Published online. Accessed: 22 July 2024.
• IUCN: mangifera similis Blume (Least Concern) - Assessed by W. Rahman & M. Barstow on 1 February 2023 and published in 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mangifera similis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

• Ding Hou, Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 8(3): 429 (1978) enumerated several common names, none of which Kostermans & Bompard (1993) regard as reliable.