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Mangos · USDA pomological watercolour

Totafari Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the Totafari Mango mango, painted 1860–1873

Totafari 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, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTotafari
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1860–1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originFlorida, Dade, Miami
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004528, POM00004529, POM00004531.

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