| Mangifera altissima | |
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| Ripe and unripe pahutan mangoes from thePhilippines | |
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| Herbarium specimen ofMangifera altissima | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Mangifera |
| Species: | M. altissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangifera altissima | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Mangifera mucronulataBlume | |
Mangifera altissima (commonly known aspahutan,paho, orpajo), is a species ofmango native to thePhilippines and surrounding regions inIndonesia,Malaysia,Papua New Guinea and theSolomon Islands. It is not grown commercially but is harvested from the wild in the Philippines. It has small fruits that are pale yellow when ripe and are very sweet, though much more fibrous than commercially cultivatedMangifera indica species likeCarabao mangoes. It is threatened byhabitat loss.[2][3][1][4]
In the Philippines, pahutan mangoes are eaten ripe as is, or eaten with rock salt or used in salads when unripe.[5]
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