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Mangifera odorata
Also called Saipan Mango, Kuwini, Kuwini Mango
Kwini (Mangifera odorata) is a tropical fruit tree in the cashew family, grown across Southeast Asia for its sweet or sour fruit with a turpentine-like skin scent. It needs a wet tropical climate with steady rain and cannot cope with long dry spells.
Mangifera odorata, commonly known as kwini (also spelled kuini, kuweni, kuwini, etc.), huani, or Saipan mango, is a species of plant with edible fruit in the family Anacardiaceae. It is similar to the related mango but is characterized by a strong turpentine-like smell on the skin and fibrous flesh. It is native to tropical Southeast Asia, but its exact original native range is unknown because it is only known from cultivated specimens and is believed to be a hybrid of Mangifera indica and Mangifera foetida. It is grown throughout Southeast Asia, from peninsular Thailand, to Malaysia, Indonesia and the southern Philippines. It has also been occasionally cultivated in southern Vietnam and the Mariana Islands.
The exact origins of Mangifera odorata are unknown. However, the species represents a hybrid between the mango, Mangifera indica and the horse mango, Mangifera foetida. It is grown throughout Southeast Asia, from peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the southern Philippines. It has also been occasionally cultivated in southern Vietnam and the Marianas Islands.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mangifera odorata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
