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Mango tree

Mangifera indica

Description:

Mangifera indica (Mangifera indica) is a species of mango in the Anacardiaceae family. It is found in the wild in India and cultivated varieties have been introduced to other warm regions of the world. It is the largest fruit-tree in the world, capable of a height of one-hundred feet and an average circumference of twelve to fourteen feet, sometimes reaching twenty. The species appears to have been domesticated in India at around 2000 BC. The species was brought to East Asia around 400-500 BCE from India; next, in the 15th century to the Philippines; and then, in the 16th century to Africa and Brazil by the Portuguese. The species was described for science by Linnaeus in 1753.

Habitat:

It is found in the wild in India and cultivated varieties have been introduced to other warm regions of the world.

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Benno Ibold
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Benno Ibold

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 25, 2015
Submitted on Aug 28, 2015

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