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[citation needed] Akbar (1556–1605) is said to have planted a mango orchard of 100,000 trees near Darbhanga, Bihar, [72] while Jahangir and Shah Jahan ordered the planting of mango orchards in Lahore and Delhi and the creation of mango-based desserts. [73] The Jain goddess Ambika is traditionally represented as sitting under a mango tree. [74]
Mangifera indica, commonly known as mango, is an evergreen [3] species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. [4] It is a large fruit tree, capable of growing to a height and width of 30 m (100 ft). [5] There are two distinct genetic populations in modern mangoes – the "Indian type" and the "Southeast Asian type". [6]
The tree was believed to be a seedling of the Saigon mango, however a 2005 pedigree analysis estimated that Haden was the likely parent, [3] but this is complicated by the fact that Florigon is a polyembryonic mango. The name Florigon was a combination of Florida and Saigon. [4] The tree first fruited in 1936.
The 'Langra' mango, also known as Benarasi Langra, [1] is a mango cultivar that was first cultivated in Banaras in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India 250 to 300 years ago. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Apart from Uttar Pradesh, it is also grown in the states of Bihar and West Bengal , [ 2 ] [ 4 ] as well in the neighbouring country Bangladesh . [ 5 ]
Irvingia gabonensis is a species of African trees in the genus Irvingia, sometimes known by the common names wild mango, African mango, or bush mango. They bear edible mango -like fruits, and are especially valued for their fat - and protein -rich nuts.
The 'Chok Anan' mango, sometimes spelled Chocanon, (Thai: โชคอนันต์, pronounced [t͡ɕʰôːk ʔā.nān]) is a sweet mango from Thailand, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. [1] It has an oval shape and tapered tips. The ripe fruit and flesh are light yellow and have a sweet taste. Chok Anan is also called a "honey mango".
It contains 64 species, with the best-known being the common mango (Mangifera indica). The center of diversity of the genus is in the Malesian ecoregion of Southeast Asia, particularly in Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula. [2] [3] They are generally canopy trees in lowland rainforests, reaching a height of 30–40 m (98–131 ft). [4]
Cordyla africana is a tall (up to 25 m or 82 ft), deciduous African tree with a large, spreading, much-branched crown, and a bole of some 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) dbh.It is a member of the large leguminous family Fabaceae, and is known as wild mango in some areas.