What Is The Scientific Name Of Kwini? (ANSWER)

SCIENTIFIC NAME OF KWINI – In this topic, we are going to know and identify the scientific name of kwini or Saipan mango.

Also known as kweni, kuweni, kuwini, or Saipan mango, it is a plant species belonging to the cashew or sumac family Anacardiaceae.

It can be found along the coastal towns or travel routes in Southeast Asia. It has a skin that is yellow to green in colour.

The fruit itself are round in shape and have a smooth skin that range from yellow-green and its flesh of the fruit has an orange to yellow colour and is sour or sweet when eaten.

It grows at about 10 to 15 meters in height and has a wide round shape. It has an upright trunk that seems to have a grayish colour.

Answer

The binomial name of kwini is Mangifera odorata.

The genus Magnifera is from flowering plant in the sumac and poison ivy Anacardiaceae family. It is derived from the actual English word mango and the Latin suffix -fera, which is a feminine form of -fer, which is ferrous.

As mentioned above, the term mango came from the Malayalam term māṅṅa throught the Dravidian-Tamil term mankay or maangaay.

The specific epithet odorata, on the other hand, is derived from the Latin adjective odoratus, which means “fragrant, perfumed“.