Mango is a fruit indigenous to the Indian subcontinent,that belongs to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous species of tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae, of which Mangifera indica, or the common mango,is commonly cultivated and used for food.The mango is cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions and distributed widely in the world, mango is one of the most extensively exploited fruits for food, juice, flavor, fragrance and color.

In several cultures, its fruit and leaves are ritually used as floral decorations at weddings, public celebrations and religious ceremonies.Mangoes are found abundantly in the long hot summer months in India and now even here in the US. 

The first legal shipment of Indian mangoes to the United States (US) in decades landed at New York's Kennedy International Airport on 27 April, 2007; 18 years after lifting a ban. This was probably the most eagerly anticipated fruit delivery ever for Indians living in the US. 

Types of Mangoes found in India                                 

Alphonso

Ratnagiri

Devgadh

Kesar

Batli

Langdo

Payri

Rajapuri