Question: What drupe was brought to Florida by the Spaniards in 1833?
Answer: The mango.
Botanically, mango is a drupe, consisting of an outer skin, a fleshy edible portion, and a central stone enclosing a single seed – also called stone fruit. 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.
