The Pico mango (also spelt piko), also known as padero, is a
variety
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of
mango
A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree '' Mangifera indica''. It originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South and Southeast As ...
from the
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
. Along with the
Carabao mango
The Carabao mango, also known as the Philippine mango or Manila mango among other names, is a cultivar, variety of particularly sweet mango from the Philippines. It is one of the most important varieties of mango cultivated in the Philippines. ...
, it is among the most commonly commercially cultivated
mango cultivar
The following is a list of some prominent mango cultivars. Worldwide, hundreds of mango cultivars are known.
Most commercial cultivars belong to ''Mangifera indica'', while a few commercial varieties grown in Southeast Asia belong to other ''Man ...
in the Philippines.
Pico mangoes are characterized by highly elongated fruits, reaching up to in length but only around in diameter. It is distinctly flattened in comparison to the
Carabao mango
The Carabao mango, also known as the Philippine mango or Manila mango among other names, is a cultivar, variety of particularly sweet mango from the Philippines. It is one of the most important varieties of mango cultivated in the Philippines. ...
. Ripe fruits are pale yellow to light orange in color. The flesh of ripe fruits is sweet, colored rich orange that usually turn reddish near the tips. The flesh is soft but not as soft as Carabao mangoes.
Like other Southeast Asian-type mangoes, Pico mangoes are
polyembryonic Polyembryony is the phenomenon of two or more embryos developing from a single fertilized egg. Due to the embryos resulting from the same egg, the embryos are identical to one another, but are genetically diverse from the parents. The genetic differ ...
, in contrast to Indian-type mangoes. The fruiting season is from May to July.
Pico mangoes are similar in appearance to another native cultivar, the Kabayo or Cabayo mango (lit. "horse mango", not to be confused with the
horse mango which is a different species). Kabayo mangoes are also highly elongated in shape. But Kabayo mangoes are rounder in cross-section (not flattened) with a sloped back similar to a Carabao mango, but with the flesh consistency of a Pico mango.
See also
*
Carabao mango
The Carabao mango, also known as the Philippine mango or Manila mango among other names, is a cultivar, variety of particularly sweet mango from the Philippines. It is one of the most important varieties of mango cultivated in the Philippines. ...
*
Pahutan mango
*
Mangga wani (''Mangifera caesia'') - also known as Bayuno; another species of mango native to the Philippines.
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