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Indian mango
Indian mango
Mangifera indica
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 100 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
South Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

The mango is a tropical fruit tree native to South Asia that can live for over 300 years and still produce fruit. It belongs to the cashew family — making it a distant relative of poison ivy and sumac.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Mangifera
Species
Mangifera indica