Bouea oppositifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Bouea
Species:
B. oppositifolia
Binomial name
Bouea oppositifolia
Synonyms[2]
  • Bouea angustifolia Blume
  • Bouea brandisiana Kurz
  • Bouea burmanica Griff.
  • Bouea diversifolia Miq.
  • Bouea microphylla Griff.
  • Bouea myrsinoides Blume
  • Bouea oppositifolia var. microphylla (Griff.) Merr.
  • Cambessedea oppositifolia (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Voigt
  • Haplospondias brandisiana (Kurz) Kosterm.
  • Haplospondias haplophylla (Airy Shaw & Forman) Kosterm.
  • Manga acida Noronha
  • Mangifera gandaria Roxb.
  • Mangifera oppositifolia Roxb.
  • Matpania laotica Gagnep.
  • Spondias haplophylla Airy Shaw & Forman

Bouea oppositifolia, also known as plum mango, kundang, kundangan or remenia, is a species of flowering plant, a fruit tree in the mango family, that is native to Indochina and Southeast Asia.[3]

Description

The tree grows to 10–20 m in height with a short, low-branching bole and a dense rounded canopy. The oval leaves are smooth and leathery, 3–15 cm long by 1.5–5 cm wide. The inflorescences comprise clusters of small, white to pale yellow flowers at the leaf axils. The fruits are round to ovoid drupes 1.5–2.5 cm long by 1–2.5 cm wide, turning from yellow to orange or red when ripe. The seed is a 1–1.5 cm stone with a fibrous endocarp and violet-purple cotyledons.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs from Myanmar and Indochina to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi, where it is found in lowland mixed dipterocarp, coastal and peatswamp forests up to an elevation of 700 m. It is also widely cultivated.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ganesan, S.K. (2021). "Bouea oppositifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T181759052A184586914. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bouea oppositifolia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Lamb, Anthony (2019). A guide to wild fruits of Borneo. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo). p. 30. ISBN 978-983-812-191-0.


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