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Mangos · USDA pomological watercolour

Pineapple Mango Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the Pineapple Mango Mango mango, painted 1875

Pineapple Mango Mango is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Collier, Marco, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPineapple Mango
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originFlorida, Collier, Marco
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004512, POM00004513.

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