Dodo
Dodo appears beside newer introduced varieties.
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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.
- Dodo
Tanzania
Name recorded in Sokoine University’s Tanzanian mango research. No verified alternate name is supplied here.
A local tree in Tanzania’s mango economy
Documented name: the history of the first tree remains unresolved.
A Sokoine University study distinguishes local Dodo from introduced mangoes in coastal Tanzania. Its farm survey found Dodo on only a small share of visited farms. That is a study result, not evidence that the name or fruit is disappearing nationally.
Read the full storyPlaces in this record
Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.
- Tanzania
Catalogue association
Named Tanzanian mango variety in a university farm survey.
- Coastal Tanzania
A place in the story
Setting of “A local tree in Tanzania’s mango economy”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.
Harvest calendars by growing place. These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.