mango

Scientific name: Mangifera indica Common name: Mango The mano is a fruit, because the mature ovary of the Mango Tree, the flesh wich is between the skin and the pit.

Interesting facts about mangoes:
 * 1) In India mangoes are signs of love and a basket of mangoes fo friendship people also believe if the mango or mango tee can grant wishes.
 * 2) Hindu's brush their teeth on the Mango Tree's branches, on holy holidays.
 * 3) The Hindu legend states this is how the mango came to be; ANd evil witched one day burned the sun princess an from her ashes a mango tree grew, when her husband came to gab the first fruit the princess came out in stead.
 * 4) The inedible parts of the Mango Tree; skin, leaves, bark, branches were used as old folk remedies for centuries.
 * 5) The India legend of how the Mango came to be; The daughter of the sun became scared of an evil enchantress so she jumped into a pond and became a lotus flower. Her husband still loved her more than the enchntress so she burned the flower and a mango tee flower grew, so the husband planted that and the first a mango out came the daughter of the sun.

An other fact about Mango Trees:
 * Color of Flower: 5 petals, cone shape, 4 inches long yellow to pink flowers
 * Color of ruit: Eastern India mango is rip it is semi red, an southern Asia looks orange, yellow.
 * Size: Tree is roughly 40100 feet an diameter 2-3 feet
 * Leaves: Mango leaves vary, some leaves grow up to 10 inches long, 2 inches wide. Viens: Pinnate Margin; Entire(smooth); undulate (widely wavy) Leaf Type: Single. Pink when baby, green with yellow on bottom when mature.
 * Roots: The shallow feeder roots can grow up to 5 feet, and is taproot to 20 eet. The roots are in one big root with root hair.
 * Stems: The size o the stem increases with the age o the tree, and is Woody.
 * Fragrance: ome have an unique odor, while some have a pleasant fragrance.
 * Other facts: Leaves are poison if eaten also known to be high in vitamins C. lowers won't produce fruit i=n environment is either two hot o to moist. Mangoes are Dicot and Angiosperms.

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