MANGO
Other names comunes
Manga, Creole Mango, Filipino Mango, Biscochuelo Mango and Toledo Mango.
Scientific name
Manguifera indica L.
botanical family
Anacardiaceae
Description
A tree up to 20 m tall, with a trunk 2,5 m in diameter. The leaves are alternate, petiolate, entire, subcoriaceous, 15 to 25 cm long, generally lanceolate. The flowers are small, grouped in large terminal panicles with 4 or 5 overlapping petals. The fruit is drupaceous, monospermous, with variable shape, size, and color depending on the cultivar; the pulp is soft and juicy. The seed is flattened.
Phenology
It flowers between November and February. It almost always bears fruit between May and June. It reaches full productive capacity after 6 years and can survive for more than 50 years.
Origin
Native to the Indomalayan region. Cultivated in tropical regions around the world, where there are an estimated 5 cultivars. Introduced in Cuba in 000.
Location
Widely cultivated throughout the island. Occasionally escaped from cultivation.
Recognized medicinal properties
No proven therapeutic effects
Other attributed properties (Not yet approved)
The leaves are considered antidiarrheal and diuretic; they are used to treat lung disease, cough, asthma, bronchitis, diabetes, hypertension, malaria, scurvy, liver disease, pyorrhea, and other oral diseases. The pulp of the ripe fruit is slightly laxative, and the unripe fruit is astringent.
Warnings
Unknown.
Other uses
The fruit is edible naturally or in soft drinks, juices, ice cream, jam and preserves.
Alternative
The leaves contain polyphenols and flavonoids. The fruit is 81,2% water, 0,4% protein, 0,32% fat, 13,54% sugar (mostly sucrose), 1,48% carbohydrates, 2,52% fiber, and 0,54% ash.
Cultivation
It is not suitable for cultivation in areas with frequent and prolonged rainfall and dense fog, especially between November and March. It is not particularly demanding in terms of soil. Propagate by seed or preferably by grafting. Use white, yellow, or Philippine mango as rootstocks, and tangential grafting with a decapitated rootstock. Plant 6 to 12 months after grafting at a distance of no less than 14 x 14 m.
Source: FNM
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