Mangifera Indica

Scientific Name: Mangifera indica

Common Name: mango

Symbol: MAIN3

Category: Dicot

Genus: Mangifera

Family: Anacardiaceae

Family Common Name: Sumac family

Order: Sapindales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Tree

Native Status: L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)

Flower Color: Yellow

Flower Conspicuous: Yes

Foliage Color: Green

Foliage Texture: Medium

Fruit Color: Orange

Edible: No

Mango

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Scientific Name: Mangifera indica

Common Name(s): Mango

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: fruit

Logos 13 Aug, 2008	CAUTION--If you are sensitive to poison ivy, avoid eating mangoes, as they cause a severe reaction in sensitive individuals.
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Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Description: This tree may reach 30 meters in height. It has alternate, simple, shiny, dark green leaves. Its flowers are small and inconspicuous. Its fruits have a large single seed. There are many cultivated varieties of mango. Some have red flesh, others yellow or orange, often with many fibers and a kerosene taste.
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Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Habitat and Distribution: This tree grows in warm, moist regions. It is native to northern India, Burma, and western Malaysia. It is now grown throughout the tropics.
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Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Edible Parts: The fruits area nutritious food source. The unripe fruit can be peeled and its flesh eaten by shredding it and eating it like a salad. The ripe fruit can be peeled and eaten raw. Roasted seed kernels are edible.
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