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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Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.
- Cuba
Catalogue association
A mango name used in Cuba for material introduced from the Philippines. A Cuban technical manual relates Filipino to the name Manila, while also noting variation among Filipino descendants; its exact relationship to the Philippine Carabao selection is uncertain.
- Philippines → Nueva Luisa, Matanzas, Cuba
A place in the story
Setting of “A Philippine introduction at a Cuban sugar estate”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.
- Philippines
A recorded historical connection
Place associated in the cited history; this is not a claim of botanical origin.
Harvest calendars by growing place. These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.