Mangoes

Filipino

The Cuban account locates an early tree near Jovellanos.

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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.

Filipino

Cuba

Name preserved in the cited Cuban cultivar records.

Filipino Amarillo

The specific form whose introduction the manual describes.

Manila

Related name discussed by the manual; not a universal identity claim.

A Philippine introduction at a Cuban sugar estate

Documented history: consult the claims and qualifications in the cited sources.

The technical manual traces Filipino Amarillo to a Philippine introduction planted at Nueva Luisa, an old sugar estate near Jovellanos, Matanzas. It records later variation within Filipino descendants. Its comparison with Manila does not establish identity with every Philippine Carabao selection.

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Places in this record

Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.

Harvest calendars by growing place. These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.

Sources

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