Mangifera indica

Mangifera indica is a species of Mango in the Anacardiaceae family. It is found in the wild in South Asia and cultivated varieties have been introduced to other warm regions of the world. The species appears to have been selected-for from about 4,000 years ago and then, around 400-500 BC moved from northeastern India to east Asia; next, in the 15th century to the Philippines; and then, in the 16th century to Africa and Brazil by the Portuguese.The species was described for science by Linnaeus in 1753.