The original tree was reportedly grown from a Haden mango seed planted on the property of Peter and Irene Lippens in Miami, Florida in 1931.

[2] Lippens was described by the Florida Mango Forum in 1947, and noted for its eating quality, good production, and disease resistance.

Though it never became widely commercially grown, the variety was sold on a limited scale as a nursery tree for home growers in Florida.

Lippens fruit has an ovate to oblong shape and averages about a pound in weight at maturity.

The trees are vigorous growers, growing to medium size with compact and dense canopies.