Bouea macrophylla Griff.

 
  • Family : ANACARDIACEAE
    (Cashew Or Mango Or Sumac Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAM FAMILY (आम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Anacardiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bouea gandaria Blume; Tropidopetalum javanicum Turcz.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bouea macrophylla Griff.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Evergreen tree, up to 27m high; Crown dense, bushy, conical or rounded; Bark exudes dark grey gummy drops when cut, trunk with light brown, fissured bark; Branchlets often pendulous, glabrous, angular or flattened; Leaves opposite, petiolate, blades leathery, ovate-oblong to lanceolate, 10–30 × 4–8 cm, apex tapering to blunt; Inflorescence branched, 4.5-13cm long, usually borne on twigs behind the leaves; Flowers very small, light yellowish-green to light yellow, turns brown with age; Fruit fleshy, nearly spherical, 3.5–5 × 3–4 cm, yellow to orange when ripe, pulp swee to sour in taste, fruit has a faint turpentine-like aroma.
  • Distribution :
    • Manipur : Andaman Islands
  • Native : Andaman Islands, India, Jawa, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, S. Thailand to W. & Central Jawa
  • Literature :
    • Khuroo, Anzar Ahmad
    • Mugal, Muzamil Ahmad
    • Wani, Sajad Ahmad (2023). ToI, Ver.-I : Trees of India, Version-I. figshare. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.23226281.v1
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bouea macrophylla
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Bouea macrophylla. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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