| Sea Mango |
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| Original date | 8/10/08 8:25 AM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 2.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A530 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Cerbera manghas Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Synonyms: Cerbera venenifera, Tanghinia venenifera
Synonyms: Cerbera venenifera, Tanghinia venenifera
Sea Mango is a small evergreen coastal tree growing up 12 m tall. The
shiny dark-green leaves are alternate, ovoid in shape. The flowers are
fragrant, possessing a white tubular 5 lobed corolla about 3 to 5 cm in
diameter, with a pink to red throat. They have 5 stamens and the ovary is
positioned above the other flower parts. The fruits are egg-shaped, 5-10
cm long, and turn bright red at maturity. Sea Mango is native to
Madagascar, South-East Asia, and many Pacific islands.
Flowering: April-August.
Medicinal uses:
The seed oil in plasters applied to the skin is
effective for scabies and prurigo, and applied to the hair kills
head-lice. The glycosides extracted from the seeds are active on heart
failure. The trunk bark or the leaves are occasionally used as a
purgative, but strict precautions must be taken because of their high
toxicity.
Medicinal uses:
The seed oil in plasters applied to the skin is
effective for scabies and prurigo, and applied to the hair kills
head-lice. The glycosides extracted from the seeds are active on heart
failure. The trunk bark or the leaves are occasionally used as a
purgative, but strict precautions must be taken because of their high
toxicity. Identification credit: Navendu Pāgé
| Photographed in Bangalore & Maharashtra. |