Mangifera 'Beverly'
Beverly mangoes at the 2010 Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's International Mango Festival in Coral Gables, Florida
Genus	Mangifera
Species	Mangifera indica
Hybrid parentage	'Cushman' × unknown
Cultivar	'Beverly'
Origin	Florida, USA

The 'Beverly' mango (or, 'Beverley') is a named mango cultivar 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.^[1]

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^[2] and 2009 mango festivals.

Beverly trees are planted in the collections of the USDA's germplasm repository in Miami, Florida,^[3] the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida,^[4] and the Miami-Dade Fruit and Spice Park,^[5] 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 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

• List of mango cultivars

References