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*''Mangifera foetida'' Lour. var. ''bombom'' Blume and , var. ''kawini'' Blume and var. ''mollis'' Blume (1850),

*Thailand: kinning (Narathiwat Province), mamuang chingreet chingrit or mamuang paa pa (central).

''M. odorata'' has never been found in the wild. Its exact origin remains unknown. The species possibly represents hybrid forms between ''M. indica'' and ''M. foetida'' . It is commonly cultivated in Borneo, Sumatra and Java. In Borneo it is largely confined to the areas near coastal towns or along travel routes, suggesting relatively recent introduction. It is also found in peninsular Thailand, South Sulawesi and in the Philippines on the south coast of Mindanao, in the Sulu Archipelago and neighbouring islands. It seems to be occasionally cultivated in southern Vietnam, and on Christmas and Guam Islands.

The kuwini is a popular fruit, having local economic significance in areas where ''Mangifera indica'' L. cannot be grown satisfactorily because the climate is very wet. The fruits, especially those that are less fibrous and smell less strongly, are much appreciated as table fruit. They must be peeled thick because of the presence of an acrid juice in the skin, which can also be reduced by steeping in diluted lime-water before eating. They Young fruits are also used for making chutney and for pickles with salt. In Java a kind of flour is made of the seed kernels and used in the preparation of delicacies such as "dodol" (based on glutinous rice) and "jenang pelok" (a thick pappy preparation from ''Curcuma'' rhizomes). In folk medicine, the bark is recommended for external application in hystero-epilepsy, in the form of a compound like a cosmetic mixture. The wood is used locally as machang, but is reportedly of poor quality.

About 70% of the fruit is edible. Per 100 g edible portion the fruit contains: water 80 g, protein 0.9 g, fat 0.1 g, carbohydrates including fibre 18.5 g, ash 0.6 g, ßβ-carotene equivalent 0.36 mg, thiamine 0.04 mg, riboflavin 0.06 mg, niacin 0.7 mg and vitamin C 13 mg. The energy value is 290 kJ/100 g. The wood is similar to that of the mango.

*Medium-sized tree, 10-15 m, rarely exceeding 20 m height; crown globose or broadly ovoid; bole straightcylindrical bole up to 80 cm in diameter, bark surface initially smooth, later fissured, grey, bark containing irritant sap.

*Flowers 5(-6)-merous, ca. 6 mm wide, fragrant; sepals ovate, 3-4 mm long, brown-red or partly green; petals lanceolate, ca. 5-6 mm × 1.2-2 mm, yellowish at the base, pale pinkish towards the apex, reflexed, with 3-5 fingers ("ridges") on ca. 2/3 of the length of the petals, confluent at the base, pale yellow becoming dark red; disk fleshy, stipe-like, stamens 5(-6), only 1 fertile, filament 5 mm long, connate at base, staminodes 1.5-2 mm long; ovary subglobose, yellowish, style excentric, 3-5 mm long, dark red.*Fruit an obliquely ellipsoid-oblong, hardly flattened drupe, 10-13 cm × 6-9 cm, green to yellowish-green, sparingly spotted with dark brown lenticels, fragrant; rind rather thick (3-4 mm); flesh orange-yellow, firm, fibrous, sourish-sweet, juicy, with a pungent smell and taste of turpentine.

*J.M. Bompard