Corne
An elongated Haitian mango with sweet yellow flesh and a distinctly fibrous bite.
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How it tastes
juicy · Fibrous
- Texture
- juicy
- Fibre
- Fibrous
- Eating styles
- Get sticky
- Harvest
- See regional calendars
How to enjoy it
Haitian Corne has an elongated shape and a fibrous bite. Its sweet pulp makes sense in a drink; strain after blending if you prefer a smoother texture.
Open over a bowl to catch the juice. Scoop the ripe flesh; strain blended pulp if you prefer less fibre.
When it is ripe
Wait for the long fruit to turn yellow and become fragrant.
Flavour notes are subjective. Ripeness, handling and growing conditions change the fruit.
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Names, history & sources
Recorded names
A shared name does not by itself establish an identical cultivar. Place, language and source matter.
- Corne
A Haitian local name that can refer to different fruit in different areas.
- Jean Marie
Reported for the South Florida collection’s Corne in parts of Haiti; not a universal synonym.
- Haitian Corne
Existing catalogue label. It may be an alternate name, translation or market nickname; it is not an assertion of genetic identity.
One name, more than one local mango
Documented name: the history of the first tree remains unresolved.
Corne is a Haitian mango name, but the record contains a useful warning against flattening local knowledge. Tropical Acres Farms reports that the fruit it grows as Corne is called Jean Marie in parts of Haiti, while northern Haiti has a differently shaped mango also called Corne.
The grower’s observation gives this entry its story: names can travel farther than the knowledge needed to identify them. We retain both names with that qualification. Neither a single first tree nor one universal identity for every Haitian Corne is established by the sources here.
Read the full storyPlaces in this record
Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.
- Haiti
Catalogue association
Associated place in the tasting catalogue; this does not establish botanical origin.
- Haiti; also maintained in South Florida collections
A place in the story
Setting of “One name, more than one local mango”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.
Harvest calendars by growing place. These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.