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A mango is a tropical fruit that grows on trees and has a large seed in the center surrounded by sweet, edible flesh. Mangoes are significant as a widely cultivated and consumed fruit in tropical regions around the world.
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- Etymology
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- Taxonomy
- Cultivars
- Distribution and habitat
- Cultivation
- Diseases
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A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica. It originated in the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent, in what is now Bangladesh, northeastern India and Myanmar. M. indica has been cultivated in South and Southeast Asia since ancient times, resulting in two modern mango cultivar lineages: the "Indian" and the "Southeast Asian" types. Other species in the genus Mangifera also produce edible fruits called "mangoes," most of which are found in the Malesian ecoregion.