The South Sea strain of mango was introduced some 50 years ago from the South Pacific islands. As it has an unfamiliar taste and large stone, it has little appeal to people in Taiwan, and its plantation area is limited.
南洋種的芒果是五十年前，日據時代，由南洋一帶引進的，果實有大有小，通常為綠皮，但產量很少，而且一般國人認為味道較怪，不合胃口，所以種植的不多。