Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Mangifera indica
Food
Livestock Forage
Firewood
Lumber
Medicinal
Product
English Common Name
Mango
Peru Common Name
Mango
Tree Family
Anacardiaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
19.5cm
Length
×
4.5cm
Width
Tree Height
Medium (20–35m)
Elevational Range (m)
0–1200m
0 3000
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Exotic in Peru

Native to

Region
Americas
Latin America
Belize

Exotic in

Latin America
Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela

Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Prevalence
Unknown
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Tree Management
Propagated by seed, sprout and grafting. Cuttings can also produce roots. It withstands dry periods and poor soils. During the first years after planting, watering promotes redness and suppresses flowering, so the size of the tree increases rapidly, and also widens the margin for intercropping with other crops. Stopping watering leads to flowering. Green fruits have a resinous oil that is irritating and caustic, which can cause strong irritation on contact with the skin. Long-lived tree.

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Food
  • Livestock Forage
  • Firewood
  • Lumber
  • Medicinal
  • Product
It is strong and heavy, in many places pieces of the trunk are used to cut meats in butcher shops. Wood must be treated with preservatives when used in construction and outdoor applications. It is a species cultivated for the nutritional value of its fruits which can be eaten, made into a drink, and can be sold in local markets. The pulp of ripe fruits is edible and is used to prepare jellies, preserves and juices. The tree produces tannins. The leaves, flowers and resin are used in traditional medicine. The dried flowers and bark extracts are used as astringents, and extracts of unripe fruits, bark, stems and leaves are used as antibiotics. It produces excellent charcoal and is used for burning due to its less toxic smoke. It is also used to grow mushrooms.
Farm Services
  • Coffee Shade
Biodiversity Benefits
No

Citations

Citations

Solis R, Vallejos-Torres G, Arévalo L, Marín-Díaz J, Ñique-Alvarez M, Engedal T, Bruun TB (2020). Carbon stocks and the use of shade trees in different coffee growing systems in the Peruvian Amazon. The Journal of Agricultural Science 1–11. https:// doi.org/10.1017/S002185962000074X;

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute: Mangifera indica (L.). Accessed 5 Oct 2022. Published on the Internet: https://panamabiota.org/stri/taxa/index.php?taxon=Mangifera+indica&formsubmit=Search+Terms#;

Plants of the World Online POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org;

Shade Catalog | Indonesia. Shade Catalog, Conservation International, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and World Coffee Research. Retrieved October 5, 2022, from https://www.shadecoffee.org/en/catalog/indonesia