Family: Anacardiaceae
Botanical name: Mangifera indica
Origin: Southeast Asia
Uses: Most commonly the flesh of the fruit is eaten. The cotyledons of the seeds can be used to make a flour substitute.
Mangoes, like cashews, are in the same family as poison ivy. Some people are allergic to the latex of the skin of the fruits of mango. These people, however, can usually eat the flesh if the fruits is peeled by someone else. Sounds like a way to get out of some work to me!
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