The 'Golden Lippens' mango is a named
mango cultivar that originated in
south Florida
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.
History
The original tree was a seedling of the
Lippens, mango planted in 1942 by Peter and Irene Lippens of
Miami, Florida
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. It first fruited in 1951.
Golden Lippens gained some notoriety for its flavor and excellent production characteristics, and was later sold as nursery stock for home planting on a limited scale.
Description
The fruit is of oblong shape and typically contains a small lateral beak at the bottom. The skin turns yellow at maturity, often with a light pink colored blush. The flesh is yellow and fiberless, with a rich sweet 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. Some of the nuclear cells surrounding the embryo sac
In seed plants, the ovule is the structure that gives rise to a ...
seed.
Fruit production of Golden Lippens tends to be high in Florida, where the fruit typically matures from June to July. At maturity the fruit ranges from a pound to 2 pounds in weight.
The tree is of medium size and is a vigorous grower. It has an open and upright canopy.
References
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Mango cultivars
Flora of Florida