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Pere Louis Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the Pere Louis Mango mango, painted 1882

Pere Louis Mango is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Plam Beach, West Palm Beach, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPere Louis
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originFlorida, Plam Beach, West Palm Beach
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004497.

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