Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Indian mango

Mangifera indica

Spanish: Mango

Indian mango (Mangifera indica)
Photographed by viridelao on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Mangifera indica, commonly known as mango, is a species of flowering plant in the sumac and poison ivy family Anacardiaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, where it is indigenous and cultivated varieties have been introduced to other warm regions of the world. It is a large fruit-tree, capable of a growing to a height and crown width of about 100 feet and trunk circumference of more than twelve feet. Most often recorded in Jan, Aug.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Sapindales › Anacardiaceae
Local records4 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records40,748 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2018 – 2026
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

Cite as: “Indian mango (Mangifera indica) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/mangifera-indica/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.