The 'Beverly' mango (or, 'Beverley') is a named
mango cultivar
The following is a list of some prominent mango cultivars. Worldwide, hundreds of mango cultivars are known, with over 1000 varieties in India.
Most commercial cultivars belong to '' Mangifera indica'', while a few commercial varieties grown in S ...
that originated in
south Florida.
History
Beverly was a reportedly a '
Haden' seedling selected by the Zill family of
Boynton Beach, Florida. However, a 2005 pedigree analysis estimated that the '
Cushman' cultivar was the parent.
The cultivar did not gain widespread commercial acceptance due to the fruit's lack of color at maturity. However, it did gain popularity as a dooryard cultivar due to its flavor, disease resistance, and late ripening season, and is now sold as nursery stock in Florida. Beverly was selected as a curator's choice mango by the
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for their 2008 and 2009 mango festivals.
Beverly trees are planted in the collections of the
USDA
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's germplasm repository in
Miami, Florida
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, the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center in
Homestead, Florida
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, and the Miami-Dade
Fruit and Spice Park
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,
also in Homestead.
Description
The fruit is of round to oval shape, with no or minimal lateral beak. Weight can vary from a pound to 3 pounds. At maturity, the fruit remains largely green with some yellow. The flesh has no fiber, is rich in flavor, and contains a
monoembryonic Monoembryony is the emergence of one and only one seedling from a seed. A seed giving two or more seedlings is polyembryonic Polyembryony is the phenomenon of two or more embryos developing from a single fertilized egg. Due to the embryos resulting ...
seed. It ripens from July to August in Florida.
The tree has a low growth spreading habit, and can be kept under 20 feet.
See also
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List of mango cultivars
The following is a list of some prominent mango cultivars. Worldwide, hundreds of mango cultivars are known, with over 1000 varieties in India.
Most commercial cultivars belong to ''Mangifera indica'', while a few commercial varieties grown in Sou ...
References
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Mango cultivars
Agriculture in Florida