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Cerbera manghas,[1] the sea mango, is a small evergreen coastal tree growing up to 12 metres (39 ft) tall. It is native to coastal areas in Africa, Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific islands. It is classified as one of the three species in the genus Cerbera that constitute as mangroves.

Cerbera manghas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Cerbera
Species:	C. manghas
Binomial name
Cerbera manghas L.
Synonyms
Synonyms list Cerbera linnaei Montrouz. Cerbera manghas var. acutisperma Boiteau Cerbera manghas f. luteola Boiteau Cerbera manghas var. mugfordii (F.M.Bailey) Domin Cerbera odollam var. mugfordii F.M.Bailey Cerbera tanghin Hook. Cerbera venenifera (Poir.) Steud. Elcana seminuda Blanco Odollamia manghas (L.) Raf. Odollamia moluca Raf. Tabernaemontana obtusifolia Poir. Tanghinia manghas (L.) G.Don Tanghinia veneneflua G.Don Tanghinia venenifera Poir.

Description

The shiny dark-green leaves grow in a spiral arrangement, and are ovoid in shape. The flowers are fragrant, possessing a white tubular five-lobed corolla about 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) in diameter, with a pink to red throat. They have five stamens and the ovary is positioned above the other flower parts. The fruits are egg-shaped, 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) long. At maturity they turn bright red.

Toxicity

The leaves and the fruits contain the potent cardiac glycoside cerberin, which is extremely poisonous if ingested.

Long ago, people used the sap of the tree as a poison for animal hunting.[2]

Goffin's cockatoo is one of the creatures known to eat sea mangos.[3] In addition, the Coconut crab can become toxic to humans if it eats too much sea mango due to a buildup of cardiac cardenolides.

Gallery

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  Flower
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  Unripe fruit

References

• Media related to Cerbera manghas at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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- [en] Cerbera manghas

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[es] Cerbera manghas

La manga brava o manga venenosa[1] (Cerbera manghas) es una especie de pequeño árbol perteneciente a la familia de las apocináceas.

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[ru] Цербера мангас

Це́рбера ма́нгас (лат. Cérbera mánghas) — сильно ядовитое вечнозелёное дерево, вид рода Цербера (Cerbera) семейства Кутровые (Apocynaceae).

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