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Mangifera caesia
Also called Mango, White Mango
In Singapore: Binjai (Naturalised in Singapore)
4 NParks heritage trees in Singapore: Found in; Found in; Found in Jalan Naung, behind House No. 70; Found in Spottiswoode Park Road, opposite Spottiswoode Apartments
Binjai (Mangifera caesia) is a large fruiting tree in the cashew family, grown across Southeast Asia for its edible fruit. It thrives in warm, wet lowland conditions with plenty of moisture and space to spread.
Mangifera caesia is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. Known in English as jack or white mango, among other names. It belongs to the same genus as the mango and is widely cultivated in areas of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.
It was featured in Malaysian stamp, printed in 1999 as a postage stamp in the rare fruits series.
It is propagated from seeds or through marcotting. Grafting on the seedling stock is also possible through inarching potted rootstocks onto twigs of mother trees. The mature tree requires abundant space, about 12 to 16 metres (39 to 52 ft) in either direction.
The fruit of the M. caesia can be served fresh, preserved or cooked. They can be eaten dipped in chili and dark soy sauce. In Bali, it is used as an ingredient for local creamy juices, also for making spice base for chillies sambal which is eaten with river fish. it can also be used in making pickles. The wood is used for light construction.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
