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Mangifera indica
Common Mango, Indian Mango
| Family |
| Anacardiaceae |
| Genus |
| Mangifera |
| Species |
| indica |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Height |
| 35-40 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, 15–35 cm long and 6–16 cm broad; when the leaves are young they are orange-pink, rapidly changing to a dark glossy red, then dark green as they mature. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are produced in terminal panicles 10–40 cm long; each flower is small and white with five petals 5–10 mm long, with a mild sweet odor suggestive of lily of the valley. |
| Fruit Description |
| The ripe fruit varies in size and colour, and carries a single flat, oblong pit that can be fibrous or hairy on the surface, and which does not separate easily from the pulp. Ripe, unpeeled fruit gives off a distinctive resinous, sweet smell. |
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