Mangifera indica 'Orange Star'

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

Large, yellow, kidney-shaped, with fiberless orange flesh, for fresh markets and processing. Origin: R. Vail, El Pescadero, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Keitt × Lemon, crossed 1999; tested starting 2003 in La Paz, Baja California Sur. Tree: vigorous; first blooms November to January in La Paz; resistant to fungal diseases. Fruit: length 140 mm, width 100 mm, 400-700 g; elongated, kidney-shaped; skin yellow-orange to orange-red (RHS 34C) with red blush; lenticel spotting dense; skin thickness ~1 mm, adherence to skin moderate; flesh intense orange (RHS 25A), firm at maturity, easy to cube or process, smooth, fiberless; flavor blends citrus with mango; ripens before Keitt, more evenly than Keitt, and for a longer season; stores 2-3 weeks at 10 ºC.
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Mangifera indica 'Orange Star'