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Paheri Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the Paheri Mango mango, painted 1882

Paheri Mango is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Dade, Buena Vista, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPaheri
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originFlorida, Dade, Buena Vista
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004496.

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