Mangifera laurina

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Mangifera laurina var. microcarpa
• Mangifera laurina var. marunda
• Mangifera laurina var. aquosa
• Mangifera laurina var. piit
• Mangifera laurina var. niela
• Mangifera laurina var. pallens
• Mangifera laurina var. bembem
• Mangifera laurina var. globularia
• Mangifera laurina var. sangier
• Mangifera laurina var. marunga
• Mangifera indica var. parrie
• Mangifera longipes
• Mangifera parish
• Mangifera laurina var. teloor
• Mangifera laurina var. parrie
• Mangifera laurina var. sentok
• Mangifera longipes var. glabrescens

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Within the subclass Magnoliidae, it is organized under the order Sapindales and the family Anacardiaceae. Finally, its specific taxonomic placement is within the genus Mangifera.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical range spanning several distinct regions across Asia. In China, its presence is specifically noted within the South-Central areas. Moving toward the Indian Subcontinent, it can be found growing in Bangladesh. The Indo-China region also hosts the species, with documented populations in Cambodia and Myanmar. Finally, its distribution extends further into Vietnam, completing its regional coverage.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Mangifera laurina is characterized by a highly specific altitudinal distribution, as it is predominantly found within a narrow ecological niche. This species thrives at a precise elevation, with its minimum, mean, and maximum recorded ranges all converging at 300 m AMSL. This lack of altitudinal variance suggests that the plant is specialized to the specific environmental conditions—such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, and moisture levels—found consistently at this particular height above mean sea level. Such a restricted elevational profile indicates that the species is highly adapted to a specific lowland or coastal lowland stratum, making its habitat highly predictable yet geographically constrained.

Elevational range max:

300 m AMSL

Life history

The life history of Mangifera laurina is characterized by its status as a perennial organism, meaning it maintains its presence in the environment over many years rather than completing its cycle in a single season. Throughout its long-lived existence, the plant exhibits an evergreen growth habit, consistently retaining its foliage and maintaining photosynthetic activity across various seasons without undergoing a period of leaf shedding.

Deciduousness :

evergreen

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Mangifera laurina is characterized by its growth form as a large, woody tree that reaches a mean height of 20 m, with the potential to achieve a maximum height of 35 m. As a terrestrial organism, it thrives in land-based environments rather than aquatic or semiaquatic habitats, and it functions as an independent species without exhibiting parasitic behavior. The plant is entirely self-supporting, lacking the climbing tendencies of vines or lianas, and it does not exist as an epiphyte, maintaining a strictly terrestrial life habit. Its structural integrity is defined by its substantial woodiness, which supports its significant stature and tree-like development.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

tree

Parasite :

independent

Plant height max:

35 m

Plant height mean:

20 m

Woodiness :

woody

Physiology

The physiology of Mangifera laurina is characterized by a standard C3 photosynthetic pathway, meaning it utilizes the Calvin cycle to fix atmospheric carbon dioxide through the enzyme Rubisco, a trait typical of most woody tropical species. In terms of nutrient acquisition and symbiotic relationships, the plant does not function as a nitrogen fixer, lacking the specialized root nodules or symbiotic associations with diazotrophic bacteria required to convert atmospheric nitrogen into bioavailable forms. Consequently, its metabolic processes rely on the uptake of nitrates and ammonium directly from the soil environment to support protein synthesis and overall growth.

Nitrogen fixer :

no

Photosynthetic pathway :

C3

Reproduction

The reproduction of Mangifera laurina is driven by a biotic pollination syndrome, specifically relying on insects to facilitate the transfer of pollen. The resulting fruits exhibit specific morphological dimensions, characterized by a fruit length that typically averages 5.5 cm, with a range spanning from a minimum of 5 cm to a maximum of 6 cm. In terms of lateral dimension, the fruit maintains a consistent width of 9 cm, as both the minimum, mean, and maximum width measurements are recorded at 9 cm.

Fruit length max:

6 cm

Fruit length mean:

5.5 cm

Fruit length min:

5 cm

Fruit width max:

9 cm

Pollination syndrome :

insect

Pollination syndrome :

biotic

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Mangifera laurina has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root.

Root

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Chemicals

Mangifera laurina has 5 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, Glycosides, Saponins, Steroids, Tannins.

Flavonoids

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Glycosides

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Saponins

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Steroids

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Tannins

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Activities

Mangifera laurina has 6 reported activities identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Analgesic, Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Antipyretic, Cytotoxic.

Analgesic

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Antibacterial

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Antioxidant

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Antipyretic

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Cytotoxic

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Thrombolytic

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences