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Cerbera manghas
Sign in to saveAlso known as Beach milkwood, Grey milkwood, Pink-eyed cerbera, Tangena, sea mango
species of plant in the family Apocynaceae
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
Native toBangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, India
Observations recorded6,238
Trees to 8 m tall. Bark gray-brown; branches whorled, marked with leaf scars. Petiole 2.5-6 cm; leaf blade narrowly ovate, 6-37 X 2.3-7.8 cm, base cuneate, apex acuminate. Peduncle stout, 5-21 cm. Pedicel terete, 1-2 cm. Flowers 4-7 cm wide. Corolla white, pinkish in center; tube 2.5-4 cm, villous inside ; lobes ovate, falcate, 1.5-2.5 cm. Drupes 5-8 X 4-6 cm, smooth. Seeds usually single. Fl. Mar-Oct, fr. Jul-Dec. 2n = 40.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,281
- With media
- 1,937
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- UTEP, NY, MICH, CAS, ANSP, MEL
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, Fiji, Indonesia, Madagascar, Philippines, Hong Kong, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cerbera
- Image
- Cerbera tanghin - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-176.jpg
- Has use
- Sacred food as offering
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- Cerbera manghas
- taxon common name
- 海杧果
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- short name
- C. manghas
- taxon range
- Guangdong
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