Bambangan

It is a tall tree, which can grow up to 15 to 50 meters (49 to 164 ft) tall. The leaves are simple, oblong shaped (28 – 45 centimeters long and 10-15 centimeters wide) with petioles that are 5-7 centimeters long. The tree is not grown commercially and can be found in the forests in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia. The flowers are elliptic-oblong and have 5 petals that are purplish-red on the inner surface and pinkish-white on the outside. The fruit is a fleshly drupe of globose shape measuring 15–20 cm across and has a rough skin, which is 5-7 millimeters thick. The wild mango fruits are green when unripe and change to a brown color when ripe. The flesh is yellow, thick and very fibrous. Wild mango flesh is aromatic and tastes sweet and sour. The peel is very tough and has a corrosive latex layer. The latex is known to cause burns to lips and cause blisters. The fruit is widely consumed by the indigenous Kadazan-Dusun people of Sabah as a condiment.

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