Mango is an edible stone
fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica which is
believed to have originated from the region between
northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and
northeastern India. M. indica has been cultivated
in South and Southeast Asia since ancient times resulting
in two distinct types of modern mango cultivars: the "Indian type"
and the "Southeast Asian type". Other species in the genus Mangifera also
produce edible fruits that are also called "mangoes", the majority of
which are found in the Malesian ecoregion.[
