Question: What drupe was introduced into Florida by the Spaniards in 1833?
Answer: The mango.
Botanically, a mango is a drupe, or a stone fruit, consisting of an outer skin, a fleshy edible portion, and a central stone enclosing a single seed. Spanish explorers brought mangoes to South America and Mexico in the 1600s. The first attempt to introduce the mango into the U.S. was in Florida in 1833.
