Mango Tree
Mangifera indica
Also known as Cuckoo's joy
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About Mango Tree
Mangifera indica, commonly known as the mango after its fruit, is an evergreen species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is a large fruit tree, capable of growing to a height and width of 30 m (100 ft). There are two distinct genetic populations in modern mangoes – the "Indian type" and the "Southeast Asian type".
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mangifera indica
- Genus
- Mangifera
- Family
- ANACARDIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Malaysia
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-July
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (DD)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Am आम
- Nepali
- आँप Aap
- Bengali
- ম্যাঙ্গিফেরা ইন্ডিকা, ভারতীয় আম, আম গাছ
- Tamil
- மா Ma, இந்திய மா
- Telugu
- భారతీయ మామిడి
- Kannada
- ಮಾ Maa, ಮಾವು Maavu, ಮಾವಿನ ಮರ Maavina mara
- Malayalam
- Mangga, മാവ്
- Marathi
- Amba आंबा
Botanical family
Anacardiaceae
Cashew family
Mango Tree belongs to the Anacardiaceae family.
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