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The English word mango (plural mangoes or mangos) originated in the 16th century from the Portuguese word manga, from the Malay mangga, and ultimately from the Tamil mā (மா, 'mango tree') + kāy (ங்காய், 'unripe fruit/vegetable') [8] [9] [10] or the Malayalam māṅṅa (മാവ്, 'mango tree') + kāya (കായ, 'unripe fruit'). [11]
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 metres (100 feet). There are two distinct genetic populations in modern mangoes – the "Indian type" and the "Southeast Asian type". [citation needed]
The 'Ataúlfo' mango is a mango cultivar from Mexico. [1] Ataúlfo mangos are golden yellow and generally weigh between 6 and 10 ounces (170 and 280 g), with a somewhat sigmoid shape ("S"-shaped) [1] and a gold-yellow skin. [2] The flesh is not fibrous, and the pit is thin. They were named for grower Ataúlfo Morales Gordillo. [3]
The original tree was grown on the grove of Frank Adams in Pine Island, Florida. [1] For decades the parentage of the tree was unknown but a pedigree analysis indicated that Haden was the likely parent. [2] Scions were sent to the Sub-Tropical Research Station near Miami, Florida, and a grafted tree was planted there in 1942. A distinctive ...
Described as a fiberless, sweet, and pleasant mango. The leaves of the tree are dark green and slimmer than many other mango trees. Mallika: India, Nepal, United States Malwana (mango) Sri Lanka Manilita: United States Manohar: India Large mango that grows in clusters, seedling of Chaunsa. Exceptional complex flavor good sweetness. Very vigorous.
Mango tree (Aam Gaachh) Mangifera indica [13] Belarus: Oak, Pedunculate oak (unofficial) Quercus, Quercus robur [14] Belize: Honduras mahogany: Swietenia macrophylla [15] Bhutan: Bhutan cypress: Cupressus cashmeriana [16] Brazil: Brazilwood: Paubrasilia echinata [17] Cambodia: Palmyra palm: Borassus flabellifer [18] [19] Canada: Maple: Acer [20 ...
Flowering Mangifera zeylanica tree in Kurunegala. Mangifera zeylanica or "Sri Lanka wild mango" is a wild species of mango tree endemic to Sri Lanka. This stately tree is the tallest member of the mango genus, Mangifera, and one of the two tallest trees in the family Anacardiaceae. The mango fruits are edible and have an excellent taste.
Photograph of what is believed to be the original 'Haden' tree, located in Coconut Grove, Florida. In 1902, Captain John J. Haden, a retired U.S. army officer living in Coconut Grove, Florida, planted four dozen [2] seedlings of Mulgoba mangoes he had purchased from Professor Elbridge Gale in Mangonia, near Lake Worth Lagoon in the area of present-day West Palm Beach.