mango is a large evergreen tree in the anacardiaceae family that grows to a height of 10-45 m,dome shaped with dense foliage, typically heavy branched from a stout trunk. The leaves are spirally arranged on branches,linear-oblong,lanceolate-elliptical,pointed at both ends, the leaf blades mostly about 25 cm long and 8 cm wide,sometime much larger,reddish and thinly flaccid when first formed and release an aromatic odour when crushed.The inflorescence occurs in panicles consisting of about 300 tiny whitish-red or yellowish-green flowers. The fruit is a well known large drupe,but shows a great variation in a shape and size. It contains a thick yellow pulp,single seed and thick yellowish-red skin when ripe. The seed is solitary,ovoid or oblong,encased in a hard,compressed fibrous endocarp.