Bourbon
Bourbon appears in Brazil’s older cultivar literature.
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This record preserves a local name and its context. A complete tasting guide and cultivar photograph have not yet been added.
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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.
- Bourbon
Brazil
Name used in the cited Brazilian agricultural literature.
- Espada
Regional usage recorded for Bourbon in northern Brazil; not a universal synonym for the Espada group.
A Brazilian name with an island connection
Local tradition: an attributed account, with uncertainty preserved.
An Embrapa guide connects Bourbon with seed introductions through the island of Bourbon. It also records Espada as a northern Brazilian usage for Bourbon—a warning that the same name can mean different fruit in different places. The naming history is not fully resolved.
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Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.
- Brazil
Catalogue association
Named Brazilian cultivar sold in Brazilian wholesale markets.
- Brazil
A place in the story
Setting of “A Brazilian name with an island connection”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.
Harvest calendars by growing place. These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.