Mango

The mango is now widely cultivated as a fruit tree in -free tropical and warmer subtropical climates throughout the , , and , the , south and central , and . It is easily and there are now more than 1,000 , ranging from the "turpentine mango" (named for its strong taste of , which according to the Oxford Companion to Food some varieties actually contain) to the huevos de Toro (literally "eggs of the bull", a euphemism for "'s ", referring to the shape and size).

The mango is a popular fruit with people around the world. However, many mango farmers receive a low price for their produce. This has led to mangoes being available as a item in some countries. Dwarf or semi-dwarf varities, such as can be grown and fruit in containers. They will need constant care and scale maybe bothersome.

The pigment euxanthin, usually known as , is often described as having been produced from the urine of cows fed on mango leaves; the practice is described as having been outlawed in 1908 after having been found to cause malnutrition in the cows. However, Victoria Finlay has shown that these descriptions of the pigment's origin all rely on a single anecdotal source, that there exist no other records of the pigment being produced in such a fashion, and that Indian legal records do not mention any such practice ever being outlawed. As such, the viability of the pigment's production from mango-leaf-fed cows is unknown.