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    The mango is a tropical fruit native to South Asia that is cultivated worldwide. It grows on large evergreen trees that can live over 300 years. The mango tree produces flowers in terminal panicles that develop into juicy stone fruits known as mangoes. While other types of mango trees exist, Mangifera indica, known as the common or Indian mango, is the most widely cultivated species. It is the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines as well as the national tree of Bangladesh.

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    The mango is a tropical fruit native to South Asia that is cultivated worldwide. It grows on large evergreen trees that can live over 300 years. The mango tree produces flowers in terminal panicles that develop into juicy stone fruits known as mangoes. While other types of mango trees exist, Mangifera indica, known as the common or Indian mango, is the most widely cultivated species. It is the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines as well as the national tree of Bangladesh.

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    Mango: Mangifera, Consisting of Numerous Tropical Fruiting Trees, Cultivated

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    The mango is a tropical fruit native to South Asia that is cultivated worldwide. It grows on large evergreen trees that can live over 300 years. The mango tree produces flowers in terminal panicles that develop into juicy stone fruits known as mangoes. While other types of mango trees exist, Mangifera indica, known as the common or Indian mango, is the most widely cultivated species. It is the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines as well as the national tree of Bangladesh.

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    MangoWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

    Mango
    FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

    Themangoisajuicystonefruit(drupe)belongingtothegenus
    Mangifera,consistingofnumeroustropicalfruitingtrees,cultivated
    mostlyforediblefruit.Themajorityofthesespeciesarefoundinnature
    aswildmangoes.Theyallbelongtothefloweringplantfamily
    Anacardiaceae.ThemangoisnativetoSouthAsia,[2][3]fromwhereit
    hasbeendistributedworldwidetobecomeoneofthemostcultivated
    fruitsinthetropics.

    Mango

    WhileotherMangiferaspecies(e.g.horsemango,Mangiferafoetida)
    arealsogrownonamorelocalizedbasis,Mangiferaindicathe
    "commonmango"or"Indianmango"istheonlymangotree
    commonlycultivatedinmanytropicalandsubtropicalregions.
    ItisthenationalfruitofIndia,Pakistan,andthePhilippines,andthe
    nationaltreeofBangladesh.[4]
    Fruit

    Contents
    1 Description
    2 Etymology
    3 Cultivation
    3.1 Cultivars
    4 Production
    5 Food
    5.1 Cuisine
    5.2 Foodconstituents
    5.2.1 Nutrients
    5.2.2 Phytochemicals
    5.3 Flavor
    6 Potentialforcontactdermatitis
    7 Culturalsignificance
    8 Gallery
    9 Seealso
    10 References
    11 Furtherreading
    12 Externallinks

    Description

    Scientificclassification
    Kingdom:

    Plantae

    (unranked):

    Angiosperms

    (unranked):

    Eudicots

    (unranked):

    Rosids

    Order:

    Sapindales

    Family:

    Anacardiaceae

    Genus:

    Mangifera

    Species:

    M.indica
    Binomialname

    Mangiferaindica
    L.

    Synonyms
    Mangiferaaustroyunnanensis
    Hu[1]

    Mangotreesgrowupto3540m(115131ft)tall,withacrownradius
    of10m(33ft).Thetreesarelonglived,assomespecimensstillfruitafter300years.[5]Indeepsoil,thetaproot
    descendstoadepthof6m(20ft),withprofuse,widespreadingfeederrootsthetreealsosendsdownmany
    anchorroots,whichpenetrateseveralfeetofsoil.Theleavesareevergreen,alternate,simple,1535cm(5.9
    13.8in)long,and616cm(2.46.3in)broadwhentheleavesareyoungtheyareorangepink,rapidly
    changingtoadark,glossyred,thendarkgreenastheymature.Theflowersareproducedinterminalpanicles
    1040cm(3.915.7in)longeachflowerissmallandwhitewithfivepetals510mm(0.200.39in)long,
    withamild,sweetodorsuggestiveoflilyofthevalley.Over400varietiesofmangoesareknown,manyof
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