Mangifera reba (PROSEA)
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Mangifera reba Pierre
- Family: Anacardiaceae
Vernacular names
- Cambodia: svai reba, svai meas
- Vietnam: queo.
Distribution
Cambodia, Vietnam (but not well known).
Uses
The fruit is large and edible.
Observations
Tree, 30 m tall. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 12-16 cm × 3-5 cm. Stamens 5, 2 fertile. Fruit an ellipsoid drupe, 7-8 cm long, apex situated lateral. In forests, flowering in February-March, fruiting in March-April. The species is rare and near to extinction.
Selected sources
20, 57.
