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[Dinesh Valke]

Clusiaceae (garcinia family) » Mammea suriga
Synonyms: Calophyllum suriga, Ochrocarpus longifolius


MAM-ee-uh -- from the West Indian vernacular name mammey
¿ su-REE-gah ? -- most likely, from Kanarese name of the plant, surige


commonly known as: surangi • Hindi: सुरंगी surangi • Kannada: ಸುರಿಗೆ surige, ಸುರುಗಿ surugi • Konkani: सुरांगन surangan • Marathi: रानउंडी raanundi, सुरंगी surangi • Mizo: suklong • Oriya: churiana • Telugu: సురపొన్న suraponna


Endemic to: Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats of India, ¿ n-e India ?


Edible use:

... ripe fruit (as FRUIT) , eaten fresh ... Pilikula Nisarga Dhama