Mangifera casturi
species of plant
Mangifera casturi (also called Kalimantan mango or kasturi) is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It was endemic to the Kalimantan region of Borneo, but is now considered extinct in the wild.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Mangifera casturi is an evergreen, slow-growing, 10–30 m tall tree with more than 1 m wide trunks at maturity. The sapwood is pale yellow.
Generative characteristics
The slightly compressed, ovoid, green to purple-black or brown, shiny, fragrant, 6 cm long fruit with dark orange, fragrant, fibrous, pleasant-tasting pulp weighs 50–84 g and bears polyembryonic seeds.
Taxonomy
It was described by André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans in 1993. The type specimen was collected in Kalimantan, Borneo.
Etymology
The specific epithet casturi is derived from kasturi, the local name of the species.
Distribution and habitat
It was native to the area near Banjarmasin, Kalimantan, Borneo, but is now extinct in the wild.
Conservation
It is extinct in the wild, due to illegal logging, but it persists in cultivation and is grown in several ex-situ collections in botanical gardens.
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