Amer Mukul(আমের মুকুল) - Mangifera indica

এখন বসন্ত কাল, স্বাভাবিক ভাবেই আমের গাছে এখন মুকুল এসেছে. সাধারণত শীতের শেষের দিক থেকেই মুকুল আসতে শুরু করে, আর বসন্তের সময় যেইসব গাছে বাকি ছিল, সেইগুলাতেও মুকুল এসে যায়. সারা গাছ জুড়ে আমের মুকুল হয়, আর গাছের আশেপাশে থাকে একটা মিষ্টি গন্ধ. রসালো এই ফলের কথাই আমরা বেশি জানি, ফুল নিয়ে খুব একটা লেখা হয়না. আমের মুকুলকে আমরা আমের বোল, আমের মঞ্জুরি, ইত্যাদি নামেও জানি.



Mango is a juicy fruit and possibly the most consumed fleshy fruit around the world. Botanical name of Mango is Mangifera indica from the plant family Anacardiaceae. There are lot of varieties of Mango are available across the world, they are different in shape, size, and taste. In our country Bangladesh, we call this Aam(আম), and the flower of Mango is known as Amer Mukul(আমের মুকুল), Amer Bol(আমের বোল), etc.



Mango is a huge tree plant. This is the highest fruit tree from the world. It can be in different heights(maximum 100 ft) and circumferences. Leafs of this plant are liner. Young leafs are dark coffee color to light brown color with lovely foliage. During spring, if the tree doesn't bring flower, it will bring those beautiful leafs to celebrate spring.



Flower of mango is a cluster flower. Lot of tinny flowers comprises in a cluster. Flowers are having 6 petals. Color of the flower is creamy, and having yellow spot at each petal. Pinnacle of the stigma having a black or purple. Flower has a sweet smell that makes the air heavy at surroundings.



In Bangladesh, flower use to bloom at the later part of the winter to earlier of spring. Green mangoes use to grow throughout the first half of summer. At second half of summer mango use to ripe. This is the national fruit in several countries including India, Pakistan, etc. This plant can be propagated both from the seed or cutting.















Photos of this article were taken from Gulshan, Dhaka(গুলশান, ঢাকা) at February 2012.