Mangifera indica L.

vernacular mango — species · Anacardiaceae

USDA: MAIN3
GBIF: 3190638
Rank: species

mango (Mangifera indica) — Platephotograph · Milton Galvis source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Anacardiaceae R. Br.
Genus: Mangifera

§2a

Native status, by region

HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Introduced
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 13 counties across 2 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 13 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Medium
Shade: High
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: None
Salinity: Low
Anaerobic: Medium
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: High

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 17 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 365 min.
Precipitation: 60–100 in/yr
pH range: 4–7
Root depth: 60 in min.
Fertility need: Low
Soil texture: coarse, medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Long
Mature height: 65 ft
Height @ 20 y: 65 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Dense
Porosity (winter): Dense
Flower colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Orange
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: Slight

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Late Winter
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Summer
Spread rate: Moderate
Stratify: No
Propagation: seed, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: No
Browse palatability: Medium
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: Yes
Fuelwood: Medium
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 13 counties across 2 states/territories.

Florida view state ↗ 9 I ▾

Hawaii view state ↗ 4 I ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/MAIN3 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3190638 ↗

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