kasturi mango

Kasturi mango or a mango Mangifera specific casturi South Kalimantan.Kasturi mango tree can reach a height of 25 m with a trunk diameter of ± 40-115 cm. Bark grayish white to light brown, sometimes there are small cracks or fissures ± 1 cm of dead bark and Mangifera indica is similar to. Stemmed leaves, elongated lancet-shaped with a pointed end and on both sides of the leaves of the middle bones are 12-25 leaves the bone side. The young leaves hang limp and dark purple.Compound interest with a double unisexual flower shape and often hairy rasemos meeting. The length of flower stalk ± 28 cm with a very short stalk children, namely 2-4 mm. Leaf sheath elongated oval with a length of 2-3 mm. Elongated oval petals and fragrant flowers. Stamens equal in length to the crown, very short staminodia and stamens like protrusions embedded in the base rate.Fruit is round to ellipsoid with a weight of less than 80 grams, yellow or orange flesh and stringy. Seeds of stone with thick walls. This mango fruit at the beginning of the rainy season or around January.Mangifera genus of 31 species found in Borneo, 3 of which are endemic species.Based on the decision of the Minister of the Interior No. 48 year 1989 about the identity of the flora of each province, Mangifera casturi plant set to be the identity of the flora of South Kalimantan province.Mango kasturi is endemic plants typical of South Kalimantan is gravely threatened. Taksonnya population tends to decrease, both in terms of the number of individuals, populations and genetic diversity. Fruit scarcity status is analyzed by using the categories and criteria of rare plants according to IUCN Red List Categories 30 November 1994.The assessment team from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre in 1998 set in the category casturi Mangifera species in situ, or Extinct in the Wild = EW.Mango is known only to live and grow naturally in the garden or the forest and other conservation areas, but no longer found in the original habitat.