70 MISC. PUB. 882, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
BN—13180 
FIGURE 38.—Mango (Mangifera indica L.) 
space. The smooth bark is hght gray. The smooth, dark-green leaves 
borne alternately along the stem on short, stout leaf stems are 6 to 16 
inches long, and about 2 inches wide near the middle. The leaf blades 
taper at their bases, are extremely tapered at their tips, and have 
prominent midveins and distinct lateral veins; they are dark green 
and shiny above, pale beneath. The numerous small flowers, which 
are borne at the ends of the branches on long, stout, hairy flower 
stems, develop into large, fleshy, irregularly shaped, edible fruits. 
The young, one-seeded fruits are smooth and green with occasional 
