Mazhar Botanic Garden

Mangifera indica Osteen

Osteen Mango

Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Mangifera
Species: indica
Cultivar / variety: Osteen
Sample code: EGY-MBG-001265
Common name: Osteen Mango
English name: Osteen mango
Arabic name: مانجو اوستن
Native: Merritt Island, Florida
Country: Florida
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Evergreen small tree grows up to 3-4 m tall, young leaves orange-pink, turning leathery green in mature flowers fragrant, small in panicle fruit oval-oblong

Edible. Ornamental. 

Texture: Granite Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Stem cuttings
Flowering time: Early Spring
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 5.5-7.5
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Evergreen (tree)
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Online
Plant Uses: Edible Ornamental Traditional medicine
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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