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Mangos · USDA pomological watercolour

Mulgoba Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the Mulgoba Mango mango, painted 1840–1872

Mulgoba Mango is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Dade, Miami; Florida, Manatee, painted by Shull, James Marion, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMulgoba
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1840–1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion, Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originFlorida, Dade, Miami; Florida, Manatee
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004456, POM00004494, POM00004495.

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